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scornful |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Scornful \Scorn"ful\, a. 1. Full of scorn or contempt; contemptuous; disdainful. Scornful of winter's frost and summer's sun. --Prior. Dart not scornful glances from those eyes. --Shak. 2. Treated with scorn; exciting scorn. [Obs.] The scornful mark of every open eye. --Shak. Syn: Contemptuous; disdainful; contumelious; reproachful; insolent. -- {Scorn"ful*ly}, adv -- {Scorn"ful*ness}, n. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: scornful adj 1: expressing extreme contempt [syn: {contemptuous}, {disdainful}, {insulting}] 2: expressing offensive reproach [syn: {abusive}, {insulting}, {opprobrious}, {scurrilous}]
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