scornfully

scorn  (skôrn)

n.

1.

a. Contempt or disdain felt toward a person or object considered despicable or unworthy.

b. The expression of such an attitude in behavior or speech; derision.

2. One spoken of or treated with contempt.

v. scorned, scorn·ing, scorns

v.tr.

1. To consider or treat as contemptible or unworthy.

2. To reject or refuse with derision. See Synonyms at despise.

v.intr.

To express contempt; scoff.

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[Middle English, from Old French escarn, of Germanic origin.]

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scorner n.

scornful adj.

scornful·ly adv.

scornful·ness n.

Thesaurus

Adv.

1.

scornfully - without respect; in a disdainful manner; "she spoke of him contemptuously" contemptuously, contumeliously, disdainfully

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scornfully

adverb contemptuously, with contempt, dismissively, disdainfully, with disdain, scathingly, witheringly, with a sneer, slightingly, with lip curled 'I don't think so,' he said scornfully.

Translations

scornfully [ˈskɔːnfəlɪ] ADV → desdeñosamente, con desprecio

scornfully [ˈskɔː^rnf^əli] adv (= contemptuously) → avec mépris

scornfully

adv → verächtlich; laugh also → spöttisch, höhnisch

scornfully [ˈskɔːnfəlɪ] adv → sprezzantemente, in modo sprezzante

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scornfully [ˈskɔːnfəlɪ] adv → sprezzantemente, in modo sprezzante