Scornful
81sardonic — [17] The Greek word for ‘scornful, mocking’ was sardánios, but this came to be changed to sardónios, which literally meant ‘Sardinian’, through association with the Latin term herba Sardonia ‘Sardinian plant’, the name of a sort of plant which… …
82flout — [flout] vt. [prob. special use of ME flouten, to play the flute, hence, whistle (at)] 1. to mock or scoff at; show scorn or contempt for 2. to openly disregard, as by rejecting, defying, or ignoring vi. to be scornful; show contempt; jeer; scoff… …
83ridicule — [rid′i kyo͞ol΄] n. [Fr < L ridiculum, a jest, laughable (thing), neut. of ridiculus, laughable, comical < ridere, to laugh < IE * wrizd , to avert the face (> Sans vrīda, embarrassment) < base * wer , to turn] 1. a) the act of… …
84taunt — taunt1 [tônt, tänt] adj. [prob. aphetic for naut. ataunt, fully rigged < Fr autant, as much] very tall: said of a ship s mast taunt2 [tônt, tänt] vt. [< ? Fr tant pour tant, tit for tat] 1. to reproach in scornful or sarcastic language;… …
85dis|dain´ful|ness — dis|dain|ful «dihs DAYN fuhl», adjective. proud and scornful; feeling or showing disdain: »a disdainful toss of the head. SYNONYM(S): contemptuous, scornful. –ds|dain´ful|ly, adverb. –dis|dain´ful|ness, noun …
86ds|dain´ful|ly — dis|dain|ful «dihs DAYN fuhl», adjective. proud and scornful; feeling or showing disdain: »a disdainful toss of the head. SYNONYM(S): contemptuous, scornful. –ds|dain´ful|ly, adverb. –dis|dain´ful|ness, noun …
87dis|dain|ful — «dihs DAYN fuhl», adjective. proud and scornful; feeling or showing disdain: »a disdainful toss of the head. SYNONYM(S): contemptuous, scornful. –ds|dain´ful|ly, adverb. –dis|dain´ful|ness, noun …
88sar|cas´ti|cal|ly — sar|cas|tic «sahr KAS tihk», adjective. using sarcasm; sneering; bitterly cutting; ironical; taunting; caustic: »“Don t hurry!” was her father s sarcastic comment as she slowly dressed. –sar|cas´ti|cal|ly, adverb. Synonym Study Sarcastic …
89sar|cas|tic — «sahr KAS tihk», adjective. using sarcasm; sneering; bitterly cutting; ironical; taunting; caustic: »“Don t hurry!” was her father s sarcastic comment as she slowly dressed. –sar|cas´ti|cal|ly, adverb. Synonym Study Sarcastic …
90sar|don´i|cal|ly — sar|don|ic «sahr DON ihk», adjective. bitterly contemptuous; coldly scornful; mocking: »a fiend s sardonic laugh, a sardonic outlook. I well remember his sardonic amusement over the hoopla occasioned in this country by the first Kinsey report… …
