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disdainful

[dis-deyn-fuhl] / dɪsˈdeɪn fəl /


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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

One blow over long-on for six was disdainful.

From BBC Jun. 22, 2025

Ruffin counters before delivering the death blow with a wink and faintly disdainful sneer: “That’s journalism.”

From Salon Apr. 2, 2025

His invincibility has made him disdainful of humans and desperate for death, and yet he harbors a romanticized fixation upon love.

From New York Times May 31, 2023

However, she was on the receiving end of many curious, pitying, and disdainful looks.

From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood




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