Disdainful
[dɪs'deɪnfʊl;-f(ə)l;-z-] or [dɪs'denfl]
Definition
(adj.) having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy; 'some economists are disdainful of their colleagues in other social disciplines'; 'haughty aristocrats'; 'his lordly manners were offensive'; 'walked with a prideful swagger'; 'very sniffy about breaches of etiquette'; 'his mother eyed my clothes with a supercilious air'; 'a more swaggering mood than usual'- W.L.Shirer .
Edited by Bonita--From WordNet
Definition
(a.) Full of disdain; expressing disdain; scornful; contemptuous; haughty.
Edited by Bernice
Synonyms and Synonymous
a. Scornful, contemptuous, supercilious, contumelious, haughty, cavalier.
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Synonyms and Antonyms
[See DISDAIN]
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Examples
- My Lady, with a disdainful gesture of the hand that holds the screen, assures him of his being worth no complaint from her. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- And Jo gave a disdainful shrug as the rest laughed at Laurie's matter-of-fact tone. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- He makes a feint of offering a protest, but she sweeps it away with her disdainful hand. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- He replied to it by a disdainful silence. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- I have already assured you of my fidelity, said Raymond with disdainful coldness, triple assertions will avail nothing where one is despised. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- Tovarich Marty, said Karkov in his politely disdainful lisping voice and smiled, showing his bad teeth. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- Mr Lammle rose with an impudent laugh on his side of the table, and Mrs Lammle rose with a disdainful frown on hers. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- This name, applied at such a moment by my angel's mother, instilled into me more respect than I had ever before felt for this disdainful lady. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- I repeated, with disdainful emphasis. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- He is not disdainful of the study of the lower animals, but invites us to investigate all forms in the expectancy of discovering something natural and beautiful. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
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