-nfəl adjective
Etymology: Middle English, from scorn + -ful
1. : full of scorn : contemptuous, disdainful — often used with of
a scornful attitude
a scornful smile
scornful of the conventions that he esteemed — Ellen Glasgow
2. obsolete : treated with scorn : exciting scorn
• scorn·ful·ly -lē, -li adverb
• scorn·ful·ness noun -es