scornfull
scornfull is the obsolete form of scornful.
Meaning of scornful
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...
- Synonyms:
- blistering, disrespectful, sneerful, belittling, contemptuous, contumelious, deprecative, derogative, despising, disdainful
Forms of scornfull
| comparative | more scornfull |
|---|---|
| superlative | most scornfull |
Questions about scornfull
- What is scornfull the obsolete form of?
- Scornfull is the obsolete form of scornful.
Words near scornfull in the dictionary
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