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disdainly

disdainly adverb: with disdain; disdainfully.

Adverb

disdainly (comparative more disdainly, superlative most disdainly)

  1. (archaic) With disdain; disdainfully.
    • O look not so disdainly.a. 1821, John Keats, Where be ye going, you Devon maid?

Forms of disdainly

comparativemore disdainly
superlativemost disdainly

Questions about disdainly

What does disdainly mean?
Disdainly means with disdain; disdainfully.
What part of speech is disdainly?
Disdainly is an adverb.

Words near disdainly in the dictionary

  1. disdainfully
  2. disdainfulness
  3. disdaining
  4. disdainingly
  5. disdainings
  6. disdainly
  7. disdainous
  8. disdainously
  9. disdains
  10. disdar
  11. disdars

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