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Definition of disdainfully adverb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

disdainfully

adverb
 
/dɪsˈdeɪnfəli/
 
/dɪsˈdeɪnfəli/
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  1. in a way that shows the feeling that somebody/something is not good enough to deserve your respect or attention synonym contemptuously, dismissively
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryDisdainfully is used with these verbs:
    • sniff
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