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scornfully

C1 Topic:Describing Qualities
US /ˈskɔɹnfəli/ UK /ˈskɔːnfəli/
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Meanings

  1. 1
    adv

    In a way that shows you think someone or something deserves no respect.

    He scornfully dismissed their objections.

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Synonyms
1 adv · in a way that shows you... contemptuouslydisdainfully

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English scornfully; equivalent to scornful + -ly (adverbial suffix).

scornfully Middle English
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