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disdainfulness

[dis-deyn-fuhl, dih-steyn-]

dis·dain·ful

[dis-deyn-fuhl, dih-steyn-]
adjective
full of or showing disdain; scornful.

Origin:
1535–45; disdain + -ful

dis·dain·ful·ly, adverb
dis·dain·ful·ness, noun


contemptuous, haughty, contumelious.

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disdainful (dɪsˈdeɪnfʊl)
 
adj
showing or feeling disdain
 
disdainfully
 
adv
 
disdainfulness
 
n

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