scornful
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Scornful of the internet interlopers, the Alien Research Center in nearby Hiko, Nevada, decided to host its own Area 51 event the same weekend – for serious ufologists.
From The Guardian • Sep. 24, 2019
Scornful chants from Congolese fans began as Sierra Leone headed toward the stadium and did not cease until the match ended, the players said.
From New York Times • Oct. 13, 2014
The chaconne was never about relaxation or calm: the title of Mazzocchi’s work translates to “Anger, That Bold Champion,” and Monteverdi’s to “That Scornful Little Glance.”
From New York Times • Oct. 5, 2012
Scornful of theoretical and impractical farm methods, he liked to take his classes out to working farms, to say "Here is the farm, here is the farmer, and here are the facts."
From Time Magazine Archive
In the "Scornful Lady" there is one certain and one possible slur at "Hamlet."
From The Critics Versus Shakspere A Brief for the Defendant by Smith, Francis Asbury
Vocabulary lists containing scornful
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