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disdainful

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10 lettersPronunciation /dɪsˈdeɪn.fəl/Part of speech adjectiveSorted addfiilnsuStarts with DEnds with L0 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy

Word origin

From disdain + -ful.

Used in a sentence

  • “He was disdainful of those he thought of as the little people. He openly sneered at them. They mocked him behind his back.”
  • “She glimpsed at the people whom she had left behind, and smirked in the most disdainful manner towards them.”

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