What does disdainfully mean?

disdainfully means "in a proud and domineering manner". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in disdainfully?

disdainfully has 4 syllables and divides as dis-dain-ful-ly under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is another word for disdainfully?

Close synonyms include cavalierly, contemptuously, scornfully, contumeliously. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is disdainfully a common word?

disdainfully is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

Disdainfully — meaning, 2 senses and 4 synonyms

adverb

2 sensesA word that modifies a verb, adjective or other adverb.

1.
in a proud and domineering manner
“he treated his staff cavalierly”
Synonymscavalierly
2.
without respect; in a disdainful manner
“she spoke of him contemptuously”
Synonymscontemptuously scornfully contumeliously

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What does disdainfully mean?: disdainfully means "in a proud and domineering manner". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

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