scornfully
UK/ˈskɔːnfəli/US/ˈskɔɹnfəli/
scornfully adverb: in a scornful manner; contemptuously, derisively.
Adverb
scornfully (comparative more scornfully, superlative most scornfully)
- In a scornful manner; contemptuously, derisively.
- "Do they not sneakingly bestow on me their crass inability to do anything with their own misbegotten progeny, a subterfuge which I scornfully fub off on text-books?"1930, Norman Lindsay, Redheap, Sydney, N.S.W.: Ure Smith, →OCLC, page 82
- "Get drunk! Damn it, I am drunk," he said scornfully.1951, John Wyndham, The Day of the Triffids, Harmondsworth: Penguin Books, published 1954, page 23
scornfully meaning in Malayalam
scornfully in Malayalam
- നിന്ദയോടുകൂടി, നിന്ദ്യമായി, നീചമായി
Forms of scornfully
| comparative | more scornfully |
|---|---|
| superlative | most scornfully |
Origin of scornfully
Inherited from Middle English scornfully; equivalent to scornful + -ly (adverbial suffix).
Words that rhyme with scornfully
Questions about scornfully
- What does scornfully mean?
- Scornfully means in a scornful manner; contemptuously, derisively.
- What is scornfully in Malayalam?
- Scornfully in Malayalam is നിന്ദയോടുകൂടി, നിന്ദ്യമായി, നീചമായി. See Scornfully meaning in Malayalam.
- What part of speech is scornfully?
- Scornfully is an adverb.
- How do you pronounce scornfully?
- Scornfully is pronounced /ˈskɔɹnfəli/ (US).
Words near scornfully in the dictionary
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