disdainful

Letters that make disdainful

s, a, d, f, l, n, i, u are letters that make 'disdainful'

Words within disdainful

disdain, Ful, DA, SD, ain, in, AI, ai, IN, Dis, In are words within 'disdainful'


2 possible definitions for 'disdainful'

Disdainful as "having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy"

Under this definition, disdainful is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

prideful, overbearing, lordly, swaggering, haughty, imperious, sniffy, supercilious have the same meaning as 'disdainful'

Derivatives of disdainful

arrogance, haughtiness, hauteur, high-handedness, condescension, superciliousness, disdainfulness, imperiousness, domineeringness, overbearingness, lordliness are derivatives of 'disdainful'.

Similar to disdainful

proud is similar to disdainful.

Example of disdainful used within this context

"some economists are disdainful of their colleagues in other social disciplines", "haughty aristocrats", "his lordly manners were offensive", "walked with a prideful swagger", "very sniffy about breaches of etiquette", "his mother eyed my clothes with a supercilious air", "a more swaggering mood than usual"- W.L.Shirer


Disdainful as "expressing extreme contempt"

Under this definition, disdainful is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

contemptuous, insulting, scornful have the same meaning as 'disdainful'

Derivatives of disdainful

condescension, superciliousness, disdainfulness, contemptuousness, disrespect, contempt, scorn, despite, disdain are derivatives of 'disdainful'.

Similar to disdainful

disrespectful is similar to disdainful.



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