What does scoffingly mean?

scoffingly means "in a disrespectful and mocking manner".

How many syllables are in scoffingly?

scoffingly has 3 syllables: scof-fin-gly. The stress falls on "scof".

What is another word for scoffingly?

Close synonyms include derisively, derisorily, mockingly. 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 scoffingly a common word?

scoffingly 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.

scoffingly — meaning, pronunciation and definition

adverb

1 senseA word that modifies a verb, adjective or other adverb.

1.
in a disrespectful and mocking manner
“`Sorry,' she repeated derisively”
Synonymsderisively derisorily mockingly

Questions about scoffingly

What does scoffingly mean?: scoffingly means "in a disrespectful and mocking manner".
How many syllables are in scoffingly?: scoffingly has 3 syllables: scof-fin-gly. The stress falls on "scof".
What is another word for scoffingly?: Close synonyms include derisively, derisorily, mockingly. 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.

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