51Թ

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disdainful

[dis-deyn-fuhl]

adjective

  1. full of or showing disdain; scornful.

    Synonyms: , , ,


disdainful

/ ɪˈɪԴʊ /

adjective

  1. showing or feeling disdain

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Other 51Թ Forms

  • disdainfully adverb
  • disdainfulness noun
  • 徱ˈ岹ԴڳܱԱ noun
  • 徱ˈ岹Դڳܱ adverb
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of disdainful1

First recorded in 1535–45; disdain + -ful
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From the directors' box came disdainful comments, on the lack of defensive work by the main stars, despite meetings between the manager and them to turn things around, and Ancelotti's management of emerging talents.

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Following England regularly is to know captain Ben Stokes is disdainful about the idea of being "ruthless".

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That posture will surely ruffle the feathers of an “America First” president enamored of dictators and disdainful of allies.

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This time he is not just a disdainful bystander but one of the targets of the discontent, challenging him to navigate the treacherous waters of campus politics better than Lyndon B. Johnson did in 1968.

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In playing Capote Tom Hollander sustains a constant level of pathetic deflation barely hidden by his disdainful behavior toward people who for reasons that are never persuasively explained, still care about him.

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