I. noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English, from gerund of scoffen to scoff
: the act of one who scoffs
II. adjective
Etymology: from present participle of scoff (II)
: derisive , contemptuous
• scoff·ing·ly adverb
I. noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English, from gerund of scoffen to scoff
: the act of one who scoffs
II. adjective
Etymology: from present participle of scoff (II)
: derisive , contemptuous
• scoff·ing·ly adverb
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012