disdainful
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English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- disdainfull (obsolete)
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disdainful (comparative more disdainful, superlative most disdainful)
- Showing contempt or scorn; having a pronounced lack of concern for others viewed as unworthy.
- He was disdainful of those he thought of as the little people. He openly sneered at them. They mocked him behind his back.
- She glimpsed at the people whom she had left behind, and smirked in the most disdainful manner towards them.
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showing contempt or scorn
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