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disdainfully

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dis·dain·ful  (ds-dnfl)
adj.
Expressive of disdain; scornful and contemptuous. See Synonyms at proud.
dis·dainful·ly adv.
dis·dainful·ness n.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adv.1.disdainfully - in a proud and domineering manner; "he treated his staff cavalierly"
cavalierly
2.disdainfully - without respect; in a disdainful manner; "she spoke of him contemptuously"
contemptuously, contumeliously, scornfully
Translations
disdainfully [dɪsˈdeɪnfəlɪ] ADV → desdeñosamente, con desdén
disdainfully [dɪsˈdeɪnfʊli] adv [say, watch, look] → dédaigneusement, avec dédain
disdainfully [dɪsˈdeɪnf/əlɪ] adv (act, speak) → sdegnosamente; (look, laugh) → in modo sprezzante
disdainfully [dɪsˈdeɪnf/əlɪ] adv (act, speak) → sdegnosamente; (look, laugh) → in modo sprezzante


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Those moans express in the first place all the aimlessness of your pain, which is so humiliating to your consciousness; the whole legal system of nature on which you spit disdainfully, of course, but from which you suffer all the same while she does not.
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Believe me, sir, he hath been abused, grossly abused to you; I know he hath, or you, whom I know to be all goodness and honour, would not, after the many kind and tender things I have heard you say of this poor helpless child, have so disdainfully called him fellow.
The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling by Fielding, Henry View in context
Villefort looked disdainfully at Morrel, and replied, --
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