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Meaning of "scornfully" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SCORNFULLY

scornfully  [ˈskɔːnfəlɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SCORNFULLY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Scornfully is an adverb.
The adverb is an invariable part of the sentence that can change, explain or simplify a verb or another adverb.

WHAT DOES SCORNFULLY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of scornfully in the English dictionary

The definition of scornfully in the dictionary is in a scornful manner.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SCORNFULLY


anencephaly
ˌænenˈsefəlɪ
awfully
ˈɔːfəlɪ
banefully
ˈbeɪnfəlɪ
deceitfully
dɪˈsiːtfəlɪ
fruitfully
ˈfruːtfəlɪ
lustfully
ˈlʌstfəlɪ
macrocephaly
ˌmækrəʊˈsɛfəlɪ
manfully
ˈmænfəlɪ
masterfully
ˈmɑːstəfəlɪ
microcephaly
ˌmaɪkrəʊˈsɛfəlɪ
mournfully
ˈmɔːnfəlɪ
Offaly
ˈɒfəlɪ
plagiocephaly
ˌpleɪdʒɪəʊˈsɛfəlɪ
purposefully
ˈpɜːpəsfəlɪ
sinfully
ˈsɪnfəlɪ
sorrowfully
ˈsɒrəʊfəlɪ
soulfully
ˈsəʊlfəlɪ
tunefully
ˈtjuːnfəlɪ
unmanfully
ʌnˈmænfəlɪ
unmercifully
ʌnˈmɜːsɪfəlɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SCORNFULLY

scorification
scorified
scorifier
scorifies
scorify
scoring
scorious
scorn
scorner
scornful
scornfulness
scorodite
scorpaenid
scorpaenoid
scorper
Scorpii
Scorpio
scorpioid
scorpion
scorpion fish

WORDS THAT END LIKE SCORNFULLY

beautifully
bully
carefully
delightfully
faithfully
forcefully
fully
gracefully
gratefully
hopefully
lawfully
painfully
peacefully
powerfully
respectfully
successfully
tastefully
thankfully
thoughtfully
truthfully
wonderfully

Synonyms and antonyms of scornfully in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «SCORNFULLY»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «scornfully» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of scornfully

Translation of «scornfully» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SCORNFULLY

Find out the translation of scornfully to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of scornfully from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «scornfully» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

轻蔑地
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

desdeñosamente
570 millions of speakers

English

scornfully
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

scornfully
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

بازدراء
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

презрительно
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

desdenhosamente
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ঘৃণাপূর্ণভাবে
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

avec mépris
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Bersungut-sungut
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

verächtlich
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

さげすんで
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

경멸
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Scornfully
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

khinh bỉ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கோபத்துடன்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

तिरस्काराने
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

küçümseyerek
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

sprezzante
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

pogardliwie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

презирливо
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

dispreț
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

περιφρονητικά
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

minagtend
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

scornfully
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

hånlig
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of scornfully

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SCORNFULLY»

The term «scornfully» is normally little used and occupies the 132.553 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SCORNFULLY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «scornfully» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «scornfully» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about scornfully

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SCORNFULLY»

Discover the use of scornfully in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to scornfully and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Scornfully Yours
Pamela Ann. SCORNFULLY YOURS SCORNFULLY YOURS (TORN SERIES) Digital Edition Copyright © 2013 Pamela Front Cover.
Pamela Ann
2
Abraham Lincoln
And eValcst scornfully, shall not they also deal scornfully with thee? When thou shalt cease to spoil, thou shalt be spoiled; when thou shalt be weary, and make an end to deal scornfully, they shall deal scornfully with thee." Isaiah 33-1.
3
Henry V
270 46 His eares vp prickt, his braided hanging mane Vpon his compaft creft now Hand on end, His nostrils drinke the aire, and forth againe As from a fornace, vapors doth he fend : His eye which scornfully glisters like fire, 275 Shewes his ...
William Shakespeare, 2001
4
Accidental Nanny (Mills & Boon Vintage 90s Modern)
“Vices?” Raefe. said. scornfully. “And what wouldyoudescribe thisas?” he continued. “Aboveboard and openhanded? Honest? To change your name and masquerade as someone you're not in order to worm your way into a household where ...
Lindsay Armstrong, 2012
5
The Berrybender Narratives
scornfully? The. large mule deer burst out of the brush so suddenly that the thoroughbred bolted and Julietta was nearly thrown. The fleeing deer almost ran into Joaquin's horse, which threw him high. Joaquin came down in a jumble of rocks.
Larry McMurtry, 2011
6
Folly and Glory: A Novel
Why must she look at him so scornfully? THE LARGE MULE DEER burst out of the brush so suddenly that the thoroughbred bolted and Julietta was nearly thrown. The fleeing deer almost ran into Joaquin's horse, which threw him high.
Larry McMurtry, 2010
7
A New Variorum Edition of Shakespeare: The phoenix and the ...
270 46 His eares vp prickt, his braided hanging mane Vpon his compast crest now stand on end, His nostrils drinke the aire, and forth againe As from a fornace, vapors doth he fend : His eye which scornfully glisters like fire, 275 Shewes his ...
William Shakespeare, Horace Howard Furness, Samuel Burdett Hemingway, 1938
8
Returning to Silence
Next he says, "Even if one laughs scornfully at my penniless life." Look at your life . If you don't have anything, no position or material wealth, people laugh scornfully at you. And some people put us down for becoming Buddhists. Even in Japan ...
Dainin Katagiri, Yūkō Conniff, Willa Hathaway, 1988
9
The Roman Breviary: Reformed by Order of the Holy ...
I.) 1\AIOE to thee that spoilest, shall not thou also be spoiled? and dealest scornfully, shall not they also deal scornfully with thee? When thou shalt cease to spoil, thou shalt be spoiled; when thou shalt be weary and make an end to deal ...
Catholic Church, 1908
10
Clarice of Eberstein
1 p f r, F-f-P r- p .p The Ba-ron laughd scornfully, say- in?, A serve thee then a year for nought" m> 0• m> »• — a The Ba-ron laugh'd scornfully, say-ing, 'A serve thee then a year for nought!' -it Ba-ron laugh'd scornfully, say-ing, "A serve thee ...
Josef Rheinberger, F. von Hoffnaass, 18

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SCORNFULLY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term scornfully is used in the context of the following news items.
1
John Kerry hits back at Iran nuclear deal critics
Mr Kerry spoke as Senator Bob Corker and other Republicans spoke scornfully of the administration's claim that the only alternative to the deal that was reached ... «BT.com, Jul 15»
2
Obama administration to defend Iran nuclear deal in Senate
Bob Corker, the panel's chairman, spoke scornfully of the administration's claim that the only alternative to the deal that was reached was a war with Iran, telling ... «iFreePress.com, Jul 15»
3
The 'crusade' against FGM is better than the alternative
O'Neill wonders scornfully of proposals to subject young girls at risk to gynaecological examinations. “Not little Chloe's – just little Abebi's.” To which one can ... «Left Foot Forward, Jul 15»
4
Opinion: The honeymoon's over for Tsipras
... Troika," as the Syriza's furious lefties scornfully like to call the conservative Nea Demokratia, the social democratic Pasok and the liberal, left Potami parties. «Deutsche Welle, Jul 15»
5
Innovators are killing us: Instead of reinventing housing or transit …
In 1837, a Catholic priest in Vermont devoted 320 pages to denouncing a Protestant cleric he referred to scornfully throughout as “the Innovator.” At the turn of ... «Salon, Jul 15»
6
Hackers don't want to crash stock exchanges. They want to make …
asked a tech blog, scornfully reporting that officials said the problem was just a glitch. Social media filled with angst. These reactions are understandable: For 20 ... «Washington Post, Jul 15»
7
High court case hits union dues
Justice Antonin Scalia even scornfully singled out California in his dissent on the marriage case. Scalia and his colleagues are not, however, done with ... «Sacramento Bee, Jun 15»
8
Destroying International Law by Tying the West's Hands
... of democratic countries fight against terror organizations in the heart of populated areas,” she replied scornfully, “My job is not to tell them how to wage a war. «Commentary Magazine, Jun 15»
9
The Season of Hope and Courage
The commissar looked at him scornfully: 'I'll give you two minutes, no more.' “'I won't take long,' the priest assured him. He mounted the platform, turned to the ... «American Thinker, Apr 15»
10
Does being in pain make you feel helpless? Try pain management.
“Indians like to bear pain,” many doctors told us, amost scornfully. This is dangerous because pain manifests itself in other harmful ways. The first is anxiety and ... «Hindustan Times, Apr 15»

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