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- Dictionaryscorn·ful/ˈskôrnf(ə)l/
adjective
- 1. feeling or expressing contempt or derision: "scornful laughter"
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The meaning of SCORNFUL is full of scorn : contemptuous. How to use scornful in a sentence.
showing or feeling scorn for someone or something: a scornful look / remark / laugh / tone. They are openly scornful of the new plans. Synonym. contemptuous. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Treating as unimportant. blow something/someone off phrasal verb. brush someone/something aside phrasal verb. chopped liver. damn. denigrate.
Scornful definition: full of scorn; derisive; contemptuous, He smiled in a scornful way.. See examples of SCORNFUL used in a sentence.
Synonyms for SCORNFUL: contemptuous, disdainful, arrogant, malicious, cruel, abhorrent, fresh, cavalier; Antonyms of SCORNFUL: appreciative, respectful, deferential, admiring, accepting, tolerant, approving, applauding
A scornful remark is full of contempt, disdain, or — as you might imagine — scorn. Your obsessively fashionable friends might be scornful of others who don't wear the latest styles.
showing or feeling scorn for someone or something: a scornful look / remark / laugh / tone. They are openly scornful of the new plans. Synonym. contemptuous. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Treating as unimportant. blow something/someone off phrasal verb. brush someone/something aside phrasal verb. chopped liver. damn. denigrate.
1. a. Contempt or disdain felt toward a person or object considered despicable or unworthy: viewed his rivals with scorn. b. The expression of such an attitude in behavior or speech; derision: heaped scorn upon his rivals. c. The state of being despised or dishonored: held in scorn by his rivals. 2. Archaic One spoken of or treated with contempt.
