DISDAINFUL

disdainful, haughty, imperious, lordly, overbearing, prideful, sniffy, supercilious, swaggering

(adjective) having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy; “some economists are disdainful of their colleagues in other social disciplines”; “haughty aristocrats”; “his lordly manners were offensive”; “walked with a prideful swagger”; “very sniffy about breaches of etiquette”; “his mother eyed my clothes with a supercilious air”; “a more swaggering mood than usual”- W.L.Shirer

contemptuous, disdainful, insulting, scornful

(adjective) expressing extreme contempt

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Adjective

disdainful (comparative more disdainful, superlative most disdainful)

Showing contempt or scorn; having a pronounced lack of concern for others viewed as unworthy.

Synonyms

• despising, scornful, contemptuous

Antonyms

• respectful

Source: Wiktionary

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Dis*dain"ful, a.

Definition: Full of disdain; expressing disdain; scornful; contemptuous; haughty. From these Turning disdainful to an equal good. Akenside.

– Dis*dain"ful*ly, adv.

– Dis*dain"ful*ness, n.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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