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Definition of disdainful adjective from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

disdainful

adjective

NAmE//dɪsˈdeɪnfl//

disdainful (of somebody/something)

showing disdain synonym contemptuous, dismissive She's always been disdainful of people who didn't go to college.

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disdainfully

NAmE//dɪsˈdeɪnfəli//

adverbSee disdainful in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

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