scornfully Meaning & Definition

  • En [ ˈskɔːn.fəl.i]
  • Us [ ˈskɔːrn.fəl.i]

Meaning of scornfully In English

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Examples of scornfully

  • "It's not a house," he says scornfully. "It's a wagon."

  • Robyn tossed her head scornfully.

  • She laughed scornfully.

  • "Why should she do that?" my mother had asked scornfully.

  • They had deliberately and scornfully dismissed the work of astronomers.

  • If it is not withdrawn, it should be resoundingly and scornfully rejected.

  • It would perhaps be too strong to say that he spoke scornfully of voluntary service, but at any rate he was not enthusiastic about it.

  • He pointed scornfully at these benches and said that we were divided, that we were unable to put up a case owing to party differences.

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Translations of scornfully In Other Languages

  • Español

    con desprecio, despectivamente, desdeñosamente…

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  • Français

    avec mépris…

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  • Malay

    secara mencemuh…

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  • Deutsch

    verächtlich…

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  • Norwegian

    foraktelig, med forakt, spottende…

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  • Čeština

    opovržlivě…

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  • Dansk

    hånligt…

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  • Italiano

    con disprezzo…

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