scornful

English

Etymology

scorn +‎ -ful

Adjective

scornful (comparative more scornful, superlative most scornful)

1. Showing scorn or disrespect; contemptuous.
   • 1549 March 7, Thomas Cranmer [et al.], compilers, “The Introites, Collectes, Epistles, and Gospels to be Used at the Celebracion of the Lordes Supper & Holy Communion, throughe the Yeare: With Proper Psalmes, and Lessons for Diuers Feastes and Dayes”, in The Booke of the Common Prayer and Administration of the Sacramentes, […], London: In officina Edowardi Whitchurche […], OCLC 56485293, folio viia, recto:

     Bleſſed is that man that hath not walked in the counſaile of the vngodly: nor ſtand in the waye of ſynners, and hath not ſit in the ſeate of ſkornefull.

   • 1907, Robert W[illiam] Chambers, “Silverside”, in The Younger Set, New York, N.Y.: D. Appleton & Company, OCLC 24962326, page 316:

     Elbows almost touching they leaned at ease, idly reading the almost obliterated lines engraved there. "I never understood it," she observed, lightly scornful. "What occult meaning has a sun-dial for the spooney? I'm sure I don't want to read riddles in a strange gentleman's optics."

Translations

showing scorn or disrespect; contemptuous

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 輕視的 (zh), 轻视的 (zh) (qīngshì de)

• Czech: pohrdavý f
• Dutch: minachtend (nl), minachtende
• Finnish: ylenkatseellinen, ivallinen (fi), halveksiva (fi)
• French: méprisant (fr)
• German: verächtlich (de)
• Greek: περιφρονητικός (el) m (perifronitikós), καταφρονητικός (el) m (katafronitikós)

• Italian: disprezzante (it), sprezzante (it), sdegnoso (it)
• Korean: 냉소적인 (naengsojeogin)
• Maori: hīkaka te ihu
• Polish: pogardliwy (pl) m
• Russian: презри́тельный (ru) (prezrítelʹnyj), надме́нный (ru) (nadménnyj)
• Spanish: despreciativo
• Swedish: föraktfull (sv)