scornful
Syllables: scorn·ful/ˈskɔːnfəl/US/ˈskɔɹnfəl/
scornful adjective: showing scorn or disrespect; contemptuous; scathing; withering.
Adjective
scornful (comparative more scornful, superlative most scornful)
- Showing scorn or disrespect; contemptuous; scathing; withering.
- Bleſſed is that man that hath not walked in the counſaile of the vngodly: nor ſtand in the waye of ſynners, and hath not ſit in the ſeate of ſkornefull.1549 March 7, Thomas Cranmer [et al.], compilers, “The Introites, Collectes, Epistles, and Gospels to be Used at the Celebracion of the Lordes Supper & Holy Communion, throughe the Yeare: With Proper...
- Fie, fie, vnknit that thretaning vnkinde brovv, / And dart not ſcornefull glances from thoſe eies, / To vvound thy Lord, thy King, thy Gouernour.c. 1590–1592 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Taming of the Shrew”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward]...
- Synonyms:
- blistering, disrespectful, sneerful, belittling, contemptuous, contumelious, deprecative, derogative, despising, disdainful
scornful meaning in Bengali, Malayalam and Persian
scornful in Bengali
- ঘৃণাপূর্ণ, তাচ্ছিল্যভরা
scornful in Malayalam
- പുച്ഛത്തോടു കൂടിയ, നിന്ദയുള്ള, നിന്ദ്യമായ, നീചമായ
scornful in Persian
- showing scorn or disrespect; contemptuous
- تحقیرآمیز tahqir-âmiz
Examples of scornful in a sentence
- A few scornful, sarcastic comebacks came to mind, but I kept it playerish.
- He's scornful of her big, overswollen ego and her big overswollen movie ideas.
- “Did we get him?” he repeated in a scornful, big-brotherish sort of tone.
Synonyms of scornful
Forms of scornful
| comparative | more scornful |
|---|---|
| superlative | most scornful |
Origin of scornful
Inherited from Middle English scornful; equivalent to scorn + -ful.
Words formed from scornful
Words that rhyme with scornful
Questions about scornful
- What does scornful mean?
- Scornful means showing scorn or disrespect; contemptuous; scathing; withering.
- What is scornful in Bengali?
- Scornful in Bengali is ঘৃণাপূর্ণ, তাচ্ছিল্যভরা. See Scornful meaning in Bengali.
- What part of speech is scornful?
- Scornful is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce scornful?
- Scornful is pronounced /ˈskɔɹnfəl/ (US).
Words near scornful in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: scornful (page history and authors); scornful (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); scornful (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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