Disdainful Definition & Meaning
disdainful
- adjective
- expressing extreme contempt
- having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy; "some economists are disdainful of their colleagues in other social disciplines"; "haughty aristocrats"; "his lordly manners were offensive"; "walked with a prideful swagger"; "very sniffy about breaches of etiquette"; "his mother eyed my clothes with a supercilious air"; "a more swaggering mood than usual"- W.L.Shirer
"Disdainful" in song lyrics
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"I know that when woke she's disdainful"
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Words that rhyme with disdainful
Usage tips for "disdainful"
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