Used in a Sentence

scornful

How to use scornful in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for scornful.

Editorial note

They are thankful for the help, and also scornful about the fact that it makes their goal harder to achieve.

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Quick take

expressing extreme contempt

Meaning at a glance

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adjective

expressing extreme contempt

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for scornful.

Example sentences

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They are thankful for the help, and also scornful about the fact that it makes their goal harder to achieve.

2

There's a ton of building hype, and then people are disappointed/scornful when you can't deliver.

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It'd be nice to not suffer scornful surface criticisms from people who base their career around the status quo.

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"When I use a word," Humpty Dumpty said, in rather a scornful tone, "it means just what I choose it to mean — neither more nor less.

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'When I use a word,' Humpty Dumpty said, in rather a scornful tone, 'it means just what I choose it to mean — neither more nor less.

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> 'When I use a word,' Humpty Dumpty said, in rather a scornful tone, 'it means just what I choose it to mean neither more nor less.

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When I use a word, Humpty Dumpty said, in rather a scornful tone, it means just what I choose it to meanneither more nor less.

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I'm scornful because their "recanting" still explicitly names dns filtering as A Good Useful Thing that they are proud of helping refine.

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The dominant themes are bilious and scornful attacks on other's work, or lamentations about the sad state of software today.

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People write scornful things about news services like the Washington Post but to write that in black and white is a sign that it's readership occupy a totally foreign planet to most of the world.

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If you are a reader, please mercilessly mock bad articles and write numerous scornful letters to the editor until those editors pull out their beat-sticks and get slap-happy.

Frequently asked questions

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How do you use scornful in a sentence?

They are thankful for the help, and also scornful about the fact that it makes their goal harder to achieve.

What does scornful mean?

expressing extreme contempt

What part of speech is scornful?

scornful is commonly used as adjective.