Meaning & use
Disdainfully
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In a manner that shows scorn or contempt for someone or something considered unworthy of respect.
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She looked disdainfully at the cluttered desk before walking away.
He spoke disdainfully of anyone who disagreed with him.
A note on using this word
"Disdainfully" comes from "disdain," rooted in Old French "desdeignier," meaning "to consider unworthy."
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respectfullyadmiringly
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