Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Expressive of disdain; scornful and contemptuous. synonym: arrogant.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Full of or expressing disdain; contemptuous; scornful; haughty.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Full of disdain; expressing disdain; scornful; contemptuous; haughty.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Showing
contempt orscorn ; having a pronounced lack of concern for others viewed asunworthy .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective expressing extreme contempt
- adjective having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy
Etymologies
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Examples
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How disdainful is that "certainly not mainly for art."
Social Fiction 2007
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Beatty has become a real advocate for DVDs, which may be a harbinger of the future (as Beatty seemingly always is) as other directors such as Steven Spielberg still remain disdainful of the medium.
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"The shoppers will be happier if they have a place to sit and watch the fountain," he says, in disdainful deadpan imitation of a hypothetical planner's argument.
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Many friends have wished me to pass over that letter in disdainful silence, as refuting itself; and perhaps, if I were happy enough to be obscure and unknown, that would be my
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Politifact's response at the time could best be characterized as disdainful indifference.
Richard (RJ) Eskow: Bitter Editorial Rant Kills Fact Checker Model, 'Ends Politifact As We Know It' RJ 2011
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Politifact's response at the time could best be characterized as disdainful indifference.
Richard (RJ) Eskow: Bitter Editorial Rant Kills Fact Checker Model, 'Ends Politifact As We Know It' RJ 2011
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Politifact's response at the time could best be characterized as disdainful indifference.
Richard (RJ) Eskow: Bitter Editorial Rant Kills Fact Checker Model, 'Ends Politifact As We Know It' RJ 2011
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In some aspects of his life perhaps, thought Nicolette grimly as she recalled the disdainful way he had looked at her and the scornful things he had said.
Consultant Care Wirdnam, Sharon 1996
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Blair himself projected the kind of disdainful self-confidence, verging on impatience, of a man who knows he's a winner.
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She is "disdainful" and "condescending," but US Ambassador to the UN John Bolton delivers more manly "stinging rebukes."
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