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• dis|dain|ful — «dihs DAYN fuhl», adjective. proud and scornful; feeling or showing disdain: »a disdainful toss of the head. SYNONYM(S): contemptuous, scornful. –ds|dain´ful|ly, adverb. –dis|dain´ful|ness, noun …   Useful english dictionary

• dis|dain´ful|ness — dis|dain|ful «dihs DAYN fuhl», adjective. proud and scornful; feeling or showing disdain: »a disdainful toss of the head. SYNONYM(S): contemptuous, scornful. –ds|dain´ful|ly, adverb. –dis|dain´ful|ness, noun …   Useful english dictionary

• ds|dain´ful|ly — dis|dain|ful «dihs DAYN fuhl», adjective. proud and scornful; feeling or showing disdain: »a disdainful toss of the head. SYNONYM(S): contemptuous, scornful. –ds|dain´ful|ly, adverb. –dis|dain´ful|ness, noun …   Useful english dictionary

• dain — dain·cha; dain·ti·fy; dain·ti·ly; dain·ti·ness; dain·tith; de·mi·mon·dain; dis·dain·er; dis·dain·ful; dis·dain·ful·ly; dis·dain·ful·ness; or·dain; or·dain·er; or·dain·ment; dain·ty; dis·dain; mon·dain; …   English syllables

• dis — dis·accord; dis·advantage; dis·affect; dis·aggregate; dis·ap·pear; dis·array; dis·bar; dis·burse; dis·card; dis·charge; dis·ci·ple; dis·ci·pli·nar·i·an; dis·ci·pline; dis·claim; dis·close; dis·co; dis·co·glos·sid; dis·coid; dis·coi·dal;… …   English syllables

• disdainful — dis·dain·ful …   English syllables

• disdainfully — dis·dain·ful·ly …   English syllables

• disdainful — dis•dain•ful [[t]dɪsˈdeɪn fəl, dɪˈsteɪn [/t]] adj. full of or showing disdain; scornful • Etymology: 1535–45 dis•dain′ful•ly, adv. dis•dain′ful•ness, n …   From formal English to slang

• disdainful — dis|dain|ful [dısˈdeınfəl] adj formal showing that you do not respect someone or something, because you think that they are not important or good enough ▪ a disdainful look disdainful of ▪ university professors who are disdainful of popular… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• disdainful — dis|dain|ful [ dıs deınfəl ] adjective feeling or expressing disdain …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English