scornfully
scornfully · more scornfully · most scornfully
зневажливо, презирливо
снисходительно, презрительно
verachtend
In a scornful manner; contemptuously, derisivelyIn a scornful manner; contemptuously, derisively.
UK/ˈskɔːnfəli/US/ˈskɔɹnfəli/
» All scornfully laughed at him.
Meaning
1 sensesIn a scornful manner; contemptuously, derisively.
verachtend
прези́рливоprezýrlyvo, знева́жливоznevážlyvo
More definitions
- without respect; in a disdainful manner
Examples
3 sentencesAll scornfully laughed at him.
Mary sniffed scornfully.
ruМэри презрительно фыркнула.
At home, because of his reddish hair and freckles, his mother scornfully named him "carrot" and had everybody else call him that.
Translations
2 languagesУкраїнська
By meaning 1
in a scornful manner:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
in a scornful manner:
Origin
Inherited from Middle English scornfully; equivalent to scornful + -ly (adverbial suffix).Inherited from Middle English scornfully; equivalent to scornful + -ly (adverbial suffix).
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Forms
more scornfully, most scornfully| Comparative | more scornfully Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most scornfully |
regular
Synonyms
3 synonymsClose in meaning
- without respect; in a disdainful manner:contemptuouslydisdainfullycontumeliously
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedscornful
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Adverbs of manner — Because it is an -ly adverb