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scornful

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scorn⋅ful

  [skawrn-fuhl]
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–adjective
full of scorn; derisive; contemptuous: He smiled in a scornful way.
Origin:
1350–1400; ME; see scorn, -ful

Related forms:
scorn⋅ful⋅ly, adverb
scorn⋅ful⋅ness, noun
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scorn   (skôrn)   
n.  

    1. Contempt or disdain felt toward a person or object considered despicable or unworthy.

    2. The expression of such an attitude in behavior or speech; derision.

  2. One spoken of or treated with contempt.

v.   scorned, scorn·ing, scorns

v.   tr.

  1. To consider or treat as contemptible or unworthy.

  2. To reject or refuse with derision. See Synonyms at despise.

v.   intr.
To express contempt; scoff.

[Middle English, from Old French escarn, of Germanic origin.]
scorn'er n., scorn'ful adj., scorn'ful·ly adv., scorn'ful·ness n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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