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scoffingly

scoffingly adverb: in a scoffing manner; scornfully.

Adverb

scoffingly (comparative more scoffingly, superlative most scoffingly)

  1. In a scoffing manner; scornfully.

Forms of scoffingly

comparativemore scoffingly
superlativemost scoffingly

Origin of scoffingly

From scoffing + -ly.

Questions about scoffingly

What does scoffingly mean?
Scoffingly means in a scoffing manner; scornfully.
What part of speech is scoffingly?
Scoffingly is an adverb.

Words near scoffingly in the dictionary

  1. scoffing
  2. scoffing down
  3. scoffing up
  4. scoffing-stock
  5. scoffing-stocks
  6. scoffingly
  7. scoffings
  8. scofflaw
  9. scofflawry
  10. scofflaws
  11. scoffs

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