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scornful
[ skawrn-fuhl ]
/ ËskÉrn fÉl /
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adjective
full of scorn; derisive; contemptuous, He smiled in a scornful way.
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OTHER WORDS FROM scornful
scorn·ful·ly, adverbscorn·ful·ness, nounun·scorn·ful, adjectiveun·scorn·ful·ness, nounWords nearby scornful
scorify, scoring, scoring position, in, scorn, scorned, scornful, scornfully, scorpaenid, scorpaenoid, scorper, Scorpio
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