ENGLISH DICTIONARY

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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