scornfully

[ skawrn-fuh-lee ]

/ ˈskɔrn fə li /

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adverb

with derision or contempt:As the others came up out of breath behind her, she said to them scornfully, "Neither of you knows how to run."

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Origin of scornfully

scornful + -ly

OTHER WORDS FROM scornfully

un·scorn·ful·ly, adverb

Words nearby scornfully

scoring, scoring position, in, scorn, scorned, scornful, scornfully, scorpaenid, scorpaenoid, scorper, Scorpio, scorpioid

How to use scornfully in a sentence

The real-life superheroes mostly hand out food to homeless people, he reports scornfully.
Meet the Superhero Vigilantes|Winston Ross|December 6, 2010|DAILY BEAST
I should worry if Burd has a dozen maiden aunts,” observed Amy scornfully, “and they all knitted him red wristlets!
The Campfire Girls of Roselawn|Margaret Penrose
Montague scornfully thanked them for the inestimable service which they had done him.
The History of England from the Accession of James II.|Thomas Babington Macaulay
And above all, if Isabel Otis should be permitted any sort of contact with the Club she has scornfully refused to join.
Ancestors|Gertrude Atherton

Mrs Everett drew herself up in with an effect of injured dignity and looked scornfully at Gibbs.
In the Onyx Lobby|Carolyn Wells
"Let the women and papooses sit in the sun at the door of the Peace Wigwam," they said scornfully.
Stories the Iroquois Tell Their Children|Mabel Powers