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Definition of scornful in English: scornfuladjective ˈskɔːnfʊlˈskɔːnf(ə)lˈskɔrnfəl Feeling or expressing contempt or derision. 鄙视的；嘲笑的 the opposition were scornful of the Prime Minister's proposal 反对派嘲笑首相的提议。 嘲笑声。 Example sentencesExamples - Both had a gypsy-like disregard of convention; both were brazenly scornful of public opinion.
- He gave my upraised cup a scornful look, snorted, and left to talk to someone else.
- The blogger's reaction to this is scornful, I think he wants it to be seen as ironic outrage, but scorn is what its written all over his post.
- She sounded scornful when she said this, and William was offended, for he loved his older brother dearly.
- His criticisms and scornful attitude angered a lot of viewers.
- She gave him a slightly scornful glance, and he racked his brains to see if he could find the reason for the non sequitur.
- Not surprisingly, management are scornful of such talk and refused to even grace such allegations with a comment.
- He came back impressed by the company's scale but scornful of the inefficiencies.
- In fact, the only laughter he had heard from her was either scornful or sarcastic, and was usually directed at him.
- Kant was critical of every other view, scornful, mocking, or at least he aimed to be.
- It was handed over in a brown paper bag, but not before the newsagent had asked me loudly in scornful tones if I had already bought this edition.
- It was at the time an unfashionable view, and medical colleagues were scornful.
- Extravagant in his praise of the fans and players and scornful of the Football Association and the hooligans, he wears his Three Lions with pride.
- She swallowed, trying to control her fury as Matt's scornful laughter reached her ears once again.
- United by outlook as well as professional background, the comics rarely disagree about the targets of their scornful onslaughts.
- I was wearing gumboots and a singlet, and thought I would draw scornful gazes towards such disheveled attire.
- Before he could reach it, they opened and a large gang of girls trooped out, howling with scornful laughter.
- Small things amuse small minds, she says, scornful of the rude slapstick humor they practice.
- But I just feel myself withdrawing and getting a bit scornful of others who are managing to cut loose.
- When I was still studying I was pretty scornful of mainstream movies.
Synonyms contemptuous, full of contempt, derisive, derisory, withering, mocking, scoffing, sneering, jeering, scathing, snide, disparaging, slighting, supercilious, disdainful, superior, dismissive informal sniffy, snotty archaic contumelious
Derivativesadverb ˈskɔːnfʊliˈskɔːnf(ə)li He scornfully rejected those charges yesterday, saying he acted in self-defence. Example sentencesExamples - One critic described him scornfully as ‘vacillating in opinion and wavering in decision.’
- I gave a derisive snort and laughed scornfully.
- In other writings, he is scornfully dismissive of the idea that there is such a thing as ‘the truth.’
- ‘I know that,’ I said scornfully, my impatience vibrating off the bannisters.
Synonyms contemptuously, with contempt, derisively, witheringly, mockingly, with a sneer, scathingly, snidely, disparagingly, superciliously, disdainfully, dismissively informal sniffily, snottily
nounˈskɔːnfʊlnəsˈskɔːnf(ə)lnəsˈskɔrnfəlnəs
Definition of scornful in US English: scornfuladjectiveˈskôrnfəlˈskɔrnfəl Feeling or expressing contempt or derision. 鄙视的；嘲笑的 嘲笑声。 the justices have been scornful of the government's conduct Example sentencesExamples - Small things amuse small minds, she says, scornful of the rude slapstick humor they practice.
- She swallowed, trying to control her fury as Matt's scornful laughter reached her ears once again.
- But I just feel myself withdrawing and getting a bit scornful of others who are managing to cut loose.
- She sounded scornful when she said this, and William was offended, for he loved his older brother dearly.
- She gave him a slightly scornful glance, and he racked his brains to see if he could find the reason for the non sequitur.
- His criticisms and scornful attitude angered a lot of viewers.
- When I was still studying I was pretty scornful of mainstream movies.
- Not surprisingly, management are scornful of such talk and refused to even grace such allegations with a comment.
- Extravagant in his praise of the fans and players and scornful of the Football Association and the hooligans, he wears his Three Lions with pride.
- It was at the time an unfashionable view, and medical colleagues were scornful.
- In fact, the only laughter he had heard from her was either scornful or sarcastic, and was usually directed at him.
- Before he could reach it, they opened and a large gang of girls trooped out, howling with scornful laughter.
- The blogger's reaction to this is scornful, I think he wants it to be seen as ironic outrage, but scorn is what its written all over his post.
- It was handed over in a brown paper bag, but not before the newsagent had asked me loudly in scornful tones if I had already bought this edition.
- Kant was critical of every other view, scornful, mocking, or at least he aimed to be.
- He gave my upraised cup a scornful look, snorted, and left to talk to someone else.
- He came back impressed by the company's scale but scornful of the inefficiencies.
- United by outlook as well as professional background, the comics rarely disagree about the targets of their scornful onslaughts.
- Both had a gypsy-like disregard of convention; both were brazenly scornful of public opinion.
- I was wearing gumboots and a singlet, and thought I would draw scornful gazes towards such disheveled attire.
Synonyms contemptuous, full of contempt, derisive, derisory, withering, mocking, scoffing, sneering, jeering, scathing, snide, disparaging, slighting, supercilious, disdainful, superior, dismissive
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