disdainful
Americanadjective
adjective
Other Word Forms
- disdainfully adverb
- disdainfulness noun
Etymology
Origin of disdainful
Example Sentences
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They also told me he could turn on a dime and become reclusive or even disdainful of dinner guests.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026
Following England regularly is to know captain Ben Stokes is disdainful about the idea of being "ruthless".
From BBC • Dec. 15, 2024
In playing Capote Tom Hollander sustains a constant level of pathetic deflation barely hidden by his disdainful behavior toward people who for reasons that are never persuasively explained, still care about him.
From Salon • Jan. 31, 2024
Even DiCaprio was, at times, openly disdainful of his adolescent admirers; members of his entourage were known to dump water on fans loitering outside his apartment building.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 20, 2023
Harry could tell he was trying to sound disdainful, as though what Moody was saying was barely worth his notice, but his hands gave him away; they had balled themselves into fists.
From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling
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