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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

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snobbish

English

Etymology

snob +? -ish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?sn?b??/

Adjective

snobbish (comparative more snobbish, superlative most snobbish)

  1. Having the property of being a snob; arrogant and pretentious; smugly superior or dismissive of perceived inferiors.
    • c.1948, George Orwell, Such, Such Were the Joys
      St Cyprian's was an expensive and snobbish school which was in process of becoming more snobbish, and, I imagine, more expensive.

Synonyms

  • cliquish

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