scornful

Questions about scornful

What does scornful mean?

scornful means "expressing extreme contempt".

How many syllables are in scornful?

scornful has 2 syllables: scorn-ful. The stress falls on "scorn". In IPA it is /ˈskɔɹnfəl/.

What is another word for scornful?

Close synonyms include contemptuous, disdainful, insulting. 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 scornful a common word?

scornful is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.