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Definition of
Scornful
Scornful
scorn·ful
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(adjective)
feeling contempt, disdain, or scorn for something, or showing such a feeling;
e.g. He gave the document a scornful glance before tearing it and throwing it away.
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Abhorrent
Belittling
Contemptuous
Demeaning
Deprecating
Deprecatory
Derisory
Derogatory
Disaffected
Disdainful
Disparaging
Foulmouthed
Hardcase
Loathing
Mean-spirited
Outrageous
Pejorative
Potty-mouthed
Slighting
Uncomplimentary
Undutiful
Unkindly
Unloving
Opposite Words
Accepting
Affected
Appreciative
Approving
Attached
Complimentary
Courteous
Deferential
Disarming
Dutiful
Endearing
Favorable
Fond
Friendly
Good
Inclined
Infatuated
Ingratiating
Insinuating
Kind
Kindhearted
Kindly
Laudatory
Partial
Praiseful
Respectful
Sycophantic
Sympathetic
Tolerant
Unbitter
Warm
Warmhearted
Winning
Winsome
Worshipful
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Abusive
Acrid
Acrimonious
Arrogant
Bitchy
Bitter
Bold-faced
Brash
Brassy
Brazen
Catty
Caustic
Cavalier
Cheeky
Cocky
Contumelious
Cruel
Despiteful
Discourteous
Envious
Fresh
Hard
Hateful
Haughty
Hifalutin
High-handed
High-hat
Highfalutin
Impertinent
Impudent
Insolent
Invective
Jaundiced
Jealous
Libelous
Lofty
Lordly
Malevolent
Malicious
Malign
Malignant
Mean
Misanthropic
Opprobrious
Pessimistic
Pompous
Pretentious
Prideful
Rancorous
Resentful
Ribbing
Sassy
Saucy
Scathing
Scurrilous
Self-important
Slanderous
Snobbish
Sore
Spiteful
Supercilious
Superior
Truculent
Unkind
Uppity
Venomous
Vicious
Virulent
Vituperative
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