adjective
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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He must be careful to avoid emotive judgements or scornful abuse.
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He talked about money, disco music and was scornful of grazing as a profession.
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His attitude to the race of contemporary critics in general was scornful .
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Jess, watching Midnight, saw him glance swiftly from one to another, his look cold, even scornful .
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Once scornful of cable companies, telephone firms have learnt that they can be useful.
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Perhaps all we are here witnessing is a picturesque way of making a scornful reference to alien religion.
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Prisoners were scornful about the sense of priorities this demonstrated, and about the supposed benefits.