scornful

Meaning

Showing scorn or disrespect; contemptuous; scathing; withering.

Synonyms

contemptuous

disdainful

mocking

haughty

insulting

snooty

sniffy

derisive

deriding

arrogant

ridiculing

sarcastic

conceited

slighting

disparaging

snobbish

overbearing

supercilious

orgulous

ostentatious

overweening

pompous

pretentious

proud

puffed up

sardonic

scorn

scurrilous

self-important

sneering

stuck-up

trample

uppity

vainglorious

full of oneself

contemptous

sneerful

despiteous

abusive

insultive

affected

belittling

bold

brash

cocky

condescending

contempt

cynical

defamatory

deprecating

Translations

verächtlich

sprezzante

méprisant

περιφρονητικός

sdegnoso

dédaigneux

despreciativo

desdeñoso

minachtend

minachtende

höhnisch

geringschätzig

beffardo

sdegnosa

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈskɔɹnfəl/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English scornful; equivalent to scorn + -ful.