scornful
AdjectiveWordNet 3.0
Adjective (1)
- expressing extreme contemptSynonyms: contemptuousdisdainfulinsulting
Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)
Scornful \Scorn"ful\, a.
1.Full of scorn or contempt; contemptuous; disdainful. [1913 Webster]
Scornful of winter's frost and summer's sun.— Prior.[1913 Webster]
Dart not scornful glances from those eyes.— Shak.[1913 Webster]
2.Treated with scorn; exciting scorn. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
The scornful mark of every open eye.— Shak.[1913 Webster]
Syn: Contemptuous; disdainful; contumelious; reproachful; insolent. [1913 Webster] -- Scorn"ful*ly, adv. -- Scorn"ful*ness, n. [1913 Webster]