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/dɪsdˈeɪnfəli/
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ADVERB
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without respect; in a disdainful manner
she spoke of him contemptuously -
in a proud and domineering manner
he treated his staff cavalierly
How To Use disdainfully In A Sentence
- Gordons_, -- _not_ the _Seyton Gordons_, as she disdainfully termed the ducal branch, -- told me the story, always reminding me how superior _her_ Life of Lord Byron, Vol. 2 (of 6) With His Letters and Journals
- The men disdainfully repelled the idea of having deserted the defence of their city; and one, the youngest among them, in answer to the taunt of a sailor, exclaimed, Take it, Christian dogs! take the palaces, the gardens, the mosques, the abode of our fathers -- take plague with them; pestilence is the enemy we fly; if she be your friend, hug her to your bosoms. II.2
- Mrs Eappen's voice called disdainfully, 'Wait there.' Two women
- Every year, laws specifying time limits for loudspeakers are issued, only to be disdainfully transgressed.
- Mrs. Chesters could ride, had enjoyed the social advantages of the Quorn and Pytchley, but she hated what she called disdainfully, Border Ghost Stories
- Howard disdainfully and proudly refuses, tearing the thing from his face.
- He gestured to Straeger, who was looking so disdainfully at her that Voelker could feel the withering contempt radiating from him as though he were telepathic himself.
- People had begun to frown disdainfully in my direction and the distance between us widened.
- Don't overestimate your importance in the operation," Saisse retorted disdainfully. CODE BREAKER
- Don't overestimate your importance in the operation," Saisse retorted disdainfully. CODE BREAKER