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scornfully.

In a scornful manner; contemptuously, derisively.

10 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adv/ˈskɔɹnfəli/General-American/ˈskɔːnfəli/Received-Pronunciation
  1. In a scornful manner; contemptuously, derisively.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Middle English scorn Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *pl̥h₁nós Proto-Germanic *fullaz Proto-Germanic *-fullaz Old English -ful Middle English -ful Middle English scornful Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly Middle English scornfully English scornfully Inherited from Middle English scornfully; equivalent to scornful + -ly (adverbial suffix).

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