Scorny
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Scorny is an adjective meaning (obsolete) Expressing scorn; scornful, contemptuous.
Meaning
(obsolete) Expressing scorn; scornful, contemptuous.
Example Sentences
[H]er teeth were small, bespeaking a selfish disposition: indeed the whole of her features were what her husband would sometimes call scorney, particularly in their latter days during their little fracas […].
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include scornfull, disdainous, disdaineful, vernaculous, scurril, covetious.
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