disdainful

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They also told me he could turn on a dime and become reclusive or even disdainful of dinner guests.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

In playing Capote Tom Hollander sustains a constant level of pathetic deflation barely hidden by his disdainful behavior toward people who for reasons that are never persuasively explained, still care about him.

From Salon • Jan. 31, 2024

Even DiCaprio was, at times, openly disdainful of his adolescent admirers; members of his entourage were known to dump water on fans loitering outside his apartment building.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 20, 2023

Early wickets were needed to put India under any sort of pressure, but Rohit's strokeplay was almost disdainful.

From BBC • Oct. 14, 2023

Alice looked disdainful, as usual, and said nothing.

From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman