disdainful
[dis-deyn-fuh l, dih-steyn-]
- full of or showing disdain; scornful.
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Origin of disdainful
Synonyms
See more synonyms for disdainful on Thesaurus.comcontemptuous, haughty, contumelious.
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Examples from the Web for disdainful
Contemporary Examples
He was as disdainful about the modern breed of leaders as he was about the Polish intellectuals back then.
Despite a dithering Congress and a disdainful American public, the diplomatic doors opened.
Stewart was disdainful of the upstart network, and in the final meeting to sign the contract, would not even look at Ober.
Jim Messina, Obama campaign manager, called the statement “shocking” and “disdainful.”
Historical Examples
That he had lived in the City all his life and was disdainful of other localities, no doubt.
The Uncommercial TravellerCharles Dickens
That disdainful glance of his on the first evening I could never forget, billah.
The Book of KhalidAmeen Rihani
I did not protest, from a feeling of a sort of disdainful indifference.
Therese RaquinEmile Zola
She looked at him, and laughed; a cold laugh, disdainful, yet not bitter.
The Lion's SkinRafael Sabatini
But he checked the impulse with a disdainful curve of his lips.
Under Western EyesJoseph Conrad
disdainful
- showing or feeling disdain
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