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English Dictionary: disdainfully by the DICT Development Group
2 results for disdainfully
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
disdainfully
adv
  1. in a proud and domineering manner; "he treated his staff cavalierly"
    Synonym(s): disdainfully, cavalierly
  2. without respect; in a disdainful manner; "she spoke of him contemptuously"
    Synonym(s): contemptuously, disdainfully, scornfully, contumeliously
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Disdainful \Dis*dain"ful\, a.
      Full of disdain; expressing disdain; scornful; contemptuous;
      haughty.
  
               From these Turning disdainful to an equal good.
                                                                              --Akenside.
      -- {Dis*dain"ful*ly}, adv. -- {Dis*dain"ful*ness}, n.
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