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Definition of Scornfully
1. Adverb. Without respect; in a disdainful manner. "She spoke of him contemptuously"
Partainyms: Contemptuous, Contumelious, Disdainful, Scornful
Definition of Scornfully
1. Adverb. In a scornful manner. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Scornfully
1. [adv]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Scornfully
Literary usage of Scornfully
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Complete Poetical Works of Sir Walter Scott by Walter Scott (1900)
"... many circumstances by no means creditable to his discretion ; and the rejoicings
of his friends ought not, therefore, to have been scornfully jubilant. ..."
2. The Living Age by Making of America Project, Eliakim Littell, Robert S. Littell (1846)
"... lady threw back her head scornfully. " Now more than ever. Those who have done
the wrong shall repair it, and that speedily. You have declared that you ..."
3. Handy-book of Literary Curiosities by William Shepard Walsh (1892)
"... Peace," scornfully alludes to "the fable of Jenkins's ear." Walpole's biographer
calls it "a ridiculous story." Tyndal insinuates that Jenkins had lost ..."
4. The American Quarterly Review by Robert Walsh (1835)
"Which his un- resonable demand was by the Emperour with no lesse disdaine scornfully
rejected, ... scornfully ..."
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