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Disdainful
Disdainful
dis·dain·ful
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(adjective)
express scorn, sneer at, or openly disrespect;
e.g. She stared at him in disdainful silence as he continued to mooch off his parents.
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Abhorrent
Belittling
Condescending
Contemptuous
Demeaning
Deprecating
Deprecatory
Derisory
Derogatory
Disaffected
Disparaging
Foulmouthed
Haughty
Hifalutin
High-toned
Highfalutin
Hoity-toity
Lofty
Lordly
Mean-spirited
Outrageous
Pejorative
Potty-mouthed
Prideful
Proud
Regimental
Scornful
Self-aggrandizing
Self-dramatizing
Self-flattering
Slighting
Superior
Than
Uncomplimentary
Unkindly
Unloving
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Accepting
Acquiescent
Affected
Apologetic
Appreciative
Approving
Attached
Bashful
Compliant
Complimentary
Courteous
Deferential
Demure
Diffident
Disarming
Down-to-earth
Endearing
Favorable
Fond
Friendly
Good
Homely
Humble
Inclined
Infatuated
Ingratiating
Insinuating
Kind
Kindhearted
Kindly
Laudatory
Lowly
Meek
Modest
Partial
Passive
Praiseful
Quiet
Reserved
Resigned
Respectful
Retiring
Self-deprecating
Self-deprecatory
Self-doubting
Shy
Subdued
Submissive
Sympathetic
Timid
Tolerant
Unarrogant
Unassertive
Unassuming
Unbitter
Unobtrusive
Unpretentious
Warm
Warmhearted
Winning
Winsome
Yielding
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Abusive
Acrid
Acrimonious
Affected
Arrogant
Assumptive
Assured
Audacious
Authoritarian
Authoritative
Autocratic
Biggety
Bitchy
Bitter
Bloated
Bold
Bold-faced
Bombastic
Bossy
Brash
Brassy
Brazen
Bumptious
Catty
Caustic
Cavalier
Cheeky
Chesty
Cocksure
Cocky
Complacent
Conceited
Condescending
Confident
Consequential
Contumelious
Cruel
Despiteful
Despotic
Dictatorial
Discourteous
Domineering
Egocentric
Egotistical
Envious
Familiar
Forward
Free
Fresh
Grandiose
Hard
Hateful
Haughty
Hifalutin
High-handed
High-hat
High-minded
High-sounding
Highfalutin
Huffy
Imperious
Impertinent
Important
Impudent
Insolent
Invective
Jaundiced
Jealous
La-di-da
Libelous
Lofty
Lordly
Magisterial
Malevolent
Malicious
Malign
Malignant
Masterful
Mean
Opprobrious
Ostentatious
Overbearing
Overconfident
Overfamiliar
Overweening
Patronizing
Peremptory
Pompous
Presumptuous
Pretentious
Prideful
Proud
Rancorous
Resentful
Ribbing
Sassy
Saucy
Scathing
Scurrilous
Self-asserting
Self-assertive
Self-assured
Self-centered
Self-glorifying
Self-important
Self-satisfied
Selfish
Slanderous
Smug
Sniffy
Snippy
Snobbish
Sore
Spiteful
Stiff-necked
Stuck-up
Supercilious
Superior
Sure
Toplofty
Truculent
Tyrannical
Tyrannous
Unkind
Uppity
Vain
Vainglorious
Venomous
Vicious
Virulent
Vituperative
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