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Meanings of disdainful in English

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

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      Expressing extreme contempt.

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            Usage of disdainful in English
            1
            Geoffrey said it gave him a cold, disdainful look and passed on.
            Jonathan strange and mr norrell
            2
            I never knew an animal could be disdainful until I met Sasha.
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            3
            This in a disdainful tone, and the white teeth clicked softly together.
            Mrs. Falchion, Volume 1.
            4
            The pursuing fighters came on, almost disdainful of their quarry's defensive efforts.
            Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens
            5
            After that Nana pointed with disdainful action at the stands and continued:
            Four Short Stories By Emile Zola
            6
            Inexorable and disdainful, the Duchess played with the tip of her scarf.
            The Collection of Antiquities
            7
            I rose to my feet and gave her my best disdainful glare.
            From hell with love
            8
            He stopped short in his speech as he met her disdainful look.
            Marietta: A Maid of Venice
            9
            She kept her stance disdainful, not bothering even to return their scrutiny.
            Empire in black and gold
            10
            He did so with the patient air of one detached and disdainful.
            A Son of the Hills
            11
            Sandilands is an emotional pinball, ricocheting between being funny, serious and disdainful.
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            12
            With a disdainful gesture, he tossed what he'd held into the snow.
            The story of edgar sawtelle
            13
            But he checked the impulse with a disdainful curve of his lips.
            Under Western Eyes
            14
            But his lips added nothing to the insult of that disdainful look.
            Trail's End
            15
            Forgotten little units in our disdainful world, we pass them scornfully by.
            Literary Love-Letters and Other Stories
            16
            After a lingering disdainful look at Devlin, Seth lifted the injured mortal.
            Radiant Shadows
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