Meaning

1 senses
  1. Showing scorn or disrespect; contemptuous; scathing; withering.

    verächtlich

    презри́тельныйprezrítelʹnyj, надме́нныйnadménnyj

    прези́рливийprezýrlyvyj, знева́жливийznevážlyvyj

More definitions
  • expressing extreme contempt

Examples

11 sentences
  1. He was scornful of the danger.

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  2. There was a scornful note in his voice.

    ruВ его голосе была нотка презрения.

    deIn seiner Stimme lag ein verächtlicher Unterton.

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  3. He is scornful of his employer's narrow-mindedness.

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  4. Why are you giving me such a scornful look?

    deWarum wirfst du mir einen verächtlichen Blick zu?

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  5. Mary was scornful of Tom.

    ruМэри выказывала Тому презрение.

    deMary hat Tom verachtet.

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Translations

7 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
showing scorn or disrespect; contemptuous:
Русский
By meaning 1
showing scorn or disrespect; contemptuous:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
showing scorn or disrespect; contemptuous:

Origin

Inherited from Middle English scornful; equivalent to scorn + -ful.

Inherited from Middle English scornful; equivalent to scorn + -ful.

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Forms

more scornful, most scornful
Comparativemore scornful Lesson
Superlativemost scornful Lesson

regular

Synonyms

19 synonyms

Word family

2 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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