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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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Examples for "insulting"
Examples for "insulting"
1
Madam, - Many people make insulting remarks about particular groups of people.
2
And so I would wonder why this particular answer was so insulting.
3
I think it's frankly insulting that question would be asked, she said.
4
Photo: SUPPLIED All three men had denied insulting religion during their trial.
5
Not only was this turn of events insulting, it's probably also illegal.
1
In a way she was terrified; in another way she was contemptuous.
2
Rhoda dressed the question for him in the terror of contemptuous horror.
3
The general manager pursed a contemptuous mouth and departed from the cabin.
4
They react to a system that doesn't value them by being contemptuous.
5
In face, watchful behind a blind; habitually not uncensorious and contemptuous perhaps.
1
The suggester of the idea looked scornful and addressed himself to Tomkins.
2
But these young parsons is so high an' scornful, Tabby waffled on.
3
The door slammed on his scornful retreat; Conroy shuddered and sat up.
4
He heard derisive, scornful laughter that sounded vaguely flat and far away.
5
They are annoying because they are chauvinistic, scornful, reasonable, independent, and great.
Usage of disdainful in English
1
Geoffrey said it gave him a cold, disdainful look and passed on.
2
I never knew an animal could be disdainful until I met Sasha.
3
This in a disdainful tone, and the white teeth clicked softly together.
4
The pursuing fighters came on, almost disdainful of their quarry's defensive efforts.
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After that Nana pointed with disdainful action at the stands and continued:
6
Inexorable and disdainful, the Duchess played with the tip of her scarf.
7
I rose to my feet and gave her my best disdainful glare.
8
He stopped short in his speech as he met her disdainful look.
9
She kept her stance disdainful, not bothering even to return their scrutiny.
10
He did so with the patient air of one detached and disdainful.
11
Sandilands is an emotional pinball, ricocheting between being funny, serious and disdainful.
12
With a disdainful gesture, he tossed what he'd held into the snow.
13
But he checked the impulse with a disdainful curve of his lips.
14
But his lips added nothing to the insult of that disdainful look.
15
Forgotten little units in our disdainful world, we pass them scornfully by.
16
After a lingering disdainful look at Devlin, Seth lifted the injured mortal.
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United Kingdom
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United States of America
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