disdainfully

[ dis-deyn-fuh-lee ]

adverb

1. in a way that shows contempt or scorn:

   Once disdainfully regarded as mosquito-infested swamps, wetlands today are appreciated for providing critical wildlife habitat, assisting with water purification, and helping to store water during storms and floods.

Word History and Origins

Origin of disdainfully¹

disdainful ( def ) + -ly

Example Sentences

Dishes prepared by Child, she snorted disdainfully, were merely good hotel fare, nothing special.

From Washington Post

The general public used it disdainfully, but it was meaningful.

From The Daily Beast

Hannah Arendt complained disdainfully about the "art of being happy ... between dog and cat and flowerpot."

From The Daily Beast

In the suit, the preschool classroom was described disdainfully as "just one big playroom."

From The Daily Beast

As for Hillary Clinton, once the darling of the pro-Israel community, “she is just an employee,” Foxman says disdainfully.

From The Daily Beast

Dazzled by the more lavish gifts, she looked listlessly and disdainfully at bodkins, three for twopence.

From Project Gutenberg

He took the ten-dollar bank note from his pocket, straightened out the wrinkles and looked at it disdainfully.

From Project Gutenberg

My father stopped, looked at me disdainfully, and contented himself with saying, "I believe you are mad."

From Project Gutenberg

She smiled disdainfully, and a few deep wrinkles appeared on her pallid cheeks.

From Project Gutenberg

Instead they obey the clucking of the mother hen, and "tweet" disdainfully at their haughty sire.

From Project Gutenberg

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