Scornfully
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈskɔɹnfəli/ · Part of speech adverb
Quick meaning: Scornfully is an adverb meaning In a scornful manner; contemptuously, derisively.
Meaning
In a scornful manner; contemptuously, derisively.
Example Sentences
"Get drunk! Damn it, I am drunk," he said scornfully.
'What does he look like?' asks John Halgard. 'A salesman,' says Gerontius scornfully.
"Do they not sneakingly bestow on me their crass inability to do anything with their own misbegotten progeny, a subterfuge which I scornfully fub off on text-books?"
Synonyms for scornfully
Depending on context, synonyms include disdainfully, contemptuously, contumeliously.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include disdainfully, contemptuously, contumeliously, scoffingly, scathingly, sneeringly.
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