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disdainful

English

Etymology

disdain +? -ful

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /d?s?de?n.f?l/

Adjective

disdainful (comparative more disdainful, superlative most disdainful)

  1. Showing contempt or scorn; having a pronounced lack of concern for others viewed as unworthy.
    He was disdainful of those he thought of as the little people. He openly sneered at them. They mocked him behind his back.
    She glimpsed at the people whom she had left behind, and smirked in the most disdainful manner towards them.

Synonyms

  • despising, scornful, contemptuous

Antonyms

  • respectful

Derived terms

  • disdainfully

Translations

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reproachful

English

Etymology

From reproach +? -ful.

Adjective

reproachful (comparative more reproachful, superlative most reproachful)

  1. Expressing or containing reproach
    Synonyms: upbraiding, opprobrious, abusive
  2. Occasioning or deserving reproach; shameful; base

Derived terms

  • adverb: reproachfully
  • unreproachful

Translations

References

  • reproachful in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
  • reproachful in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

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