Meaning & use
scornful
Feeling or showing contempt or disdain for someone or something considered inferior or unworthy.
See it in a sentence
He gave a scornful laugh when I suggested we ask for directions.
Her scornful remarks about his cooking left him embarrassed at the table.
A note on using this word
Scornful usually takes the preposition 'of' before its object (scornful of his efforts) and describes both tone of voice and facial expression.
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Words with an opposite meaning
respectfuladmiring
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