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[ dis-deyn-fuhl, dih-steyn- ] / dɪsˈdeɪn fəl, dɪˈsteɪn- / SEE SYNONYMS FOR disdainful ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectivefull of or showing disdain; scornful. Origin of disdainfulFirst recorded in 1535–45; disdain + -ful SYNONYMS FOR disdainfulcontemptuous, haughty, contumelious. SEE SYNONYMS FOR disdainful ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM disdainfuldis·dain·ful·ly, adverbdis·dain·ful·ness, nounWords nearby disdainfuldiscussant, discussion, discutient, disc wheel, disdain, disdainful, disease, diseased, disease determinant, diseconomy, disegno Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for disdainfulHe was as disdainful about the modern breed of leaders as he was about the Polish intellectuals back then. Lech Walesa: Obama Couldn’t Accomplish What I Did|Nico Hines|October 25, 2013|DAILY BEAST Despite a dithering Congress and a disdainful American public, the diplomatic doors opened. Suddenly, Great Expectations for Iran-U.S. Relations|Christopher Dickey|September 27, 2013|DAILY BEAST Stewart was disdainful of the upstart network, and in the final meeting to sign the contract, would not even look at Ober. Food Fight! The Seven Biggest Rivalries Inside the Food Network|Thomas Flynn|September 26, 2013|DAILY BEAST Jim Messina, Obama campaign manager, called the statement “shocking” and “disdainful.” What Romney Gets Right About the 47 Percent|Alex Klein|September 18, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Grace started forward with impatient exclamation, tossing her head in disdainful defiance of this fence-rider's authority. The Duke Of Chimney Butte|G. W. Ogden Disdainful sniffs were heard in the corner with muttered remarks: "Rich indeed—the idea—the flimsiest prints." The Wreck of the Titan|Morgan Robertson Should her mood perchance be gracious— With disdainful smiling pride, She will place it with the trinkets Glittering at her side. Legends and Lyrics: First Series|Adelaide Anne Procter And the same envious, disdainful smile quivered on every mouth. The Nabob|Alphonse Daudet She looked at me with an inquiring eye and disdainful frown, inquired who I was and what I wanted. An Outcast|F. Colburn Adams
British Dictionary definitions for disdainful
adjectiveshowing or feeling disdain Derived forms of disdainfuldisdainfully, adverbdisdainfulness, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to disdainfulderisive, haughty, unsympathetic, arrogant, averse, aloof, contemptuous, antipathetic, cavalier, cool, egotistic, hoity-toity, indifferent, insolent, lordly, overbearing, proud, sneering, snooty, supercilious |