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disdainful definition
disdainful |
Grep of noun disdainful disdainfulness Overview of adj disdainful The adj disdainful has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) contemptuous, disdainful, insulting, scornful -- (expressing extreme contempt) 2. disdainful, haughty, lordly, prideful, sniffy, supercilious, swaggering -- (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"; "shaggy supercilious camels"; "a more swaggering mood than usual"- W.L.Shirer) Antonyms of adj disdainful 2 senses of disdainful Sense 1 contemptuous, disdainful, insulting, scornful INDIRECT (VIA disrespectful) -> respectful Sense 2 disdainful, haughty, lordly, prideful, sniffy, supercilious, swaggering INDIRECT (VIA proud) -> humble Similarity of adj disdainful 2 senses of disdainful Sense 1 contemptuous, disdainful, insulting, scornful => disrespectful (vs. respectful) Sense 2 disdainful, haughty, lordly, prideful, sniffy, supercilious, swaggering => proud (vs. humble) Attributes of adj disdainful Familiarity of adj disdainful disdainful used as an adjective is rare (polysemy count = 2) Grep of adj disdainful disdainful Overview of adj disdainful The adj disdainful has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) contemptuous, disdainful, insulting, scornful -- (expressing extreme contempt) 2. disdainful, haughty, lordly, prideful, sniffy, supercilious, swaggering -- (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"; "shaggy supercilious camels"; "a more swaggering mood than usual"- W.L.Shirer)
disdainful definition
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