adv
Meaning 1
In a disdainful manner.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
disdainfully
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adverb
Meaning 2
without respect; in a disdainful manner
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- she spoke of him contemptuously
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: contemptuously, scornfully, contumeliously
Antonyms: none provided
adverb
Meaning 3
in a proud and domineering manner
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- he treated his staff cavalierly
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: cavalierly
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English disdainful Middle English -ly English -ly English disdainfully From disdainful + -ly.
Across languages
Translations
10 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Catalan: desdenyosament — in a disdainful manner
- Ancient Greek: καταφρονητικῶς (kataphronētikôs) — in a disdainful manner
- Ancient Greek: ὑπερηφάνως (huperēphánōs) — in a disdainful manner
- Ancient Greek: ὀλιγώρως (oligṓrōs) — in a disdainful manner
- Ancient Greek: μεγαλοφρόνως (megalophrónōs) — in a disdainful manner
- Ancient Greek: ὑπερκόπως (huperkópōs) — in a disdainful manner
- Ancient Greek: ὑψικόμπως (hupsikómpōs) — in a disdainful manner
- Italian: sdegnosamente — in a disdainful manner
- Portuguese: desdenhosamente — in a disdainful manner
- Spanish: desdeñosamente — in a disdainful manner