Meanings of lofty disdain in English

They gloated over us-eyedus with lofty disdain and scornful superior knowledge.

She drew herself up with an inimitably well-acted gesture of lofty disdain.

Jack looked up from his work with an air of lofty disdain.

The murmurs evoked by the reply Kostolo treated with lofty disdain.

The old lady waved the end of her staff in a gesture of lofty disdain.

There was something almost sublime in his lofty disdain.

Pure sentiments often compromise themselves with a lofty disdain that resembles the boldness of courtesans.

But he put it from him with lofty disdain.

YES, yes, no doubt this newspaper is absolutely right to treat the subject of sex with customary lofty disdain.

But he felt that he was not quite frank, in fact was dishonest, with himself in this lofty disdain.

For answer, Clarence struck the paper out of my hand, pursed up a scornful lip and said with lofty disdain:

To her particular satellites she posed as a martyr and affected a lofty disdain for "certain girls who have no principle."

He flexes his neck and pads to the other side of the court, his every movement speaking of a poised and lofty disdain.

Far from feeling utterly crushed and humiliated by Marian's accusations, Judith was filled with lofty disdain of Marian's far-fetched attempt to discredit her.

His large heavy shoes retarded him; he removed them, tucked them under his arm and with a lofty disdain of tarantulas and side-winders fled barefooted.

"I can't abide those jawas," murmured Threepio with lofty disdain.