disdainful

Adjective

WordNet 3.0

Adjective (2)

  1. expressing extreme contemptSynonyms: contemptuousinsultingscornful
  2. having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy“some economists are disdainful of their colleagues in other social disciplines”“haughty aristocrats”“his lordly manners were offensive”“walked with a prideful swagger”“very sniffy about breaches of etiquette”“his mother eyed my clothes with a supercilious air”“a more swaggering mood than usual — W.L.Shirer”Synonyms: haughtyimperiouslordlyoverbearingpridefulsniffysuperciliousswaggering
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

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]

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