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dis·dain·ful 
[dis-deyn-fuhl, di-steyn-] Pronunciation Key
[dis-deyn-fuhl, di-steyn-] Pronunciation Key –adjective
| full of or showing disdain; scornful. |
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| dis·dain·ful
(dĭs-dān'fəl) Pronunciation Key
adj. Expressive of disdain; scornful and contemptuous. See Synonyms at proud. dis·dain'ful·ly adv., dis·dain'ful·ness n. |
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| disdainful | |
adjective | |
| 1. | expressing extreme contempt [syn: contemptuous] |
| 2. | having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy; "some economists are disdainful of their colleagues in other social disciplines"; "haughty aristocrats"; "his lordly manners were offensive"; "walked with a prideful swagger"; "very sniffy about breaches of etiquette"; "his mother eyed my clothes with a supercilious air"; "a more swaggering mood than usual"- W.L.Shirer |
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Disdainful
Dis*dain"ful\, a. Full of disdain; expressing disdain; scornful; contemptuous; haughty. From these Turning disdainful to an equal good. --Akenside. -- Dis*dain"ful*ly, adv. -- Dis*dain"ful*ness, n.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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