Definition of Scornful

1. Adjective. Expressing extreme contempt.


Definition of Scornful

1. a. Full of scorn or contempt; contemptuous; disdainful.

Definition of Scornful

1. Adjective. Showing scorn or disrespect; contemptuous. ¹

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Definition of Scornful

1. feeling or expressing contempt [adj]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Scornful

scorify
scorifying
scoring
scoring off
scoring system
scorings
scorious
scorn
scorned
scornee
scornees
scorner
scorners
scornest
scorneth
scornful (current term)
scornfully
scornfulness
scornfulnesses
scorning
scorningly
scornings
scornless
scorns
scornworthy
scorny
scorodite
scorpaenid
scorpaenid fish
scorpaenids

Literary usage of Scornful

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Works of Washington Irving by Washington Irving (1860)
"MORE TROOPS ARRIVE AT BOSTON GENERALS HOWE, BURGOYNE, AND CLINTON—- PROCLAMATION OF GAGE NATURE OF THE AMERICAN ARMY scornful CONDUCT OF THE BRITISH ..."

2. The Literary History of the American Revolution, 1763-1783 by Moses Coit Tyler (1897)
"V.—The Hibernian-Yankee's epistle, " To the Troops in Boston "—The scornful tone of " A New Song to the Tune of ' The British Grenadiers '"—The materials ..."

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