† dainfuladj.
Obsolete.
= disdainful adj.
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the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > [adjective] > contemptuous
ollinga1200
hokerfula1275
scorningc1325
deignousc1330
despitousa1340
disdainousc1374
lightlya1400
scornfula1400
despiteous14..
endeignousc1400
hathlya1425
spitefulc1440
despitefula1450
fastidious?a1475
contemptuous1534
disdainfula1542
huff-nosed1542
lightliful1552
dainful1577
contemptible1594
sdeignful1596
disdained1598
contemptful1604
contemning1605
overlookinga1619
slight1632
slightinga1637
slightya1640
despisable1644
despicable1662
sneering1692
scornful1704
saucy1716
vilipendinga1722
fastidiose1730
unappreciating1833
scorny1836
high-sniffing1837
sniffy1871
sneery1872
sneerful1880
pejorativea1888
dismissive1930
sniffish1933
fuck you1962
1577 H. Rhodes Bk. Nurture (new ed.) sig. Dviv A busy tongue makes of his friend, oft tymes his daynfull Foe.
1578 T. Proctor Gorgious Gallery in Heliconia I. 91 Cipres well, with dainful chaung of fraight, Gave thee to drinke infected poyson colde.
1600 E. Fairfax tr. T. Tasso Godfrey of Bulloigne iv. lxxxix. 73 Yet tempred so her deignfull lookes alway.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1894; most recently modified version published online December 2020).
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