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disdainfully

[ UK /dɪsdˈe‍ɪnfəli/ ]
ADVERB
  1. without respect; in a disdainful manner
    she spoke of him contemptuously
  2. 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
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