scornful
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Scornful of the internet interlopers, the Alien Research Center in nearby Hiko, Nevada, decided to host its own Area 51 event the same weekend – for serious ufologists.
From The Guardian • Sep. 24, 2019
Scornful voices can be as misleading as any others.
From New York Times • Dec. 27, 2015
Scornful chants from Congolese fans began as Sierra Leone headed toward the stadium and did not cease until the match ended, the players said.
From New York Times • Oct. 13, 2014
Scornful of record producers with eyes for trends but with unschooled ears, Flack decided to produce her own album.
From Time Magazine Archive
Doomed to eternal defeat in the endless strife, Scornful of Chance the Almighty, we worship with pride The divine, frail, terrible Beauty of Life On the Cross of Fate incessantly crucified.
From Mice & Other Poems by Bullett, Gerald
Vocabulary lists containing scornful
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"Of Mice and Men"
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