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[syn: condescension, superciliousness, disdainfulness]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Disdainful \Dis*dain"ful\, a.
Full of disdain; expressing disdain; scornful; contemptuous;
haughty.
[1913 Webster]
From these
Turning disdainful to an equal good. --Akenside.
-- Dis*dain"ful*ly, adv. -- Dis*dain"ful*ness, n.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
disdainfulness
n 1: the trait of displaying arrogance by patronizing those
considered inferior [syn: condescension,
superciliousness, disdainfulness]