At home, because of his reddish hair and freckles, his mother scornfully named him "carrot" and had everybody else call him that.
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Scornfully
//ˈskɔɹnfəli//
Synonyms for "scornfully" (5 found)
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1 entriesTranslations
8 translations across 6 languages.
Finnish
2 entries- halveksivasti adv (in a scornful manner)
- ivallisesti adv (in a scornful manner)
German
1 entries- verachtend adv (in a scornful manner)
Hebrew
1 entries- בְּבִטּוּל adv (in a scornful manner)
Latin
1 entries- contemptim adv (in a scornful manner)
Middle English
1 entries- scornfully adv (in a scornful manner)
Ukrainian
2 entries- знева́жливо adv (in a scornful manner)
- прези́рливо adv (in a scornful manner)
Sample sentences
7 total sentences available.
All scornfully laughed at him.
Source: tatoeba (3682192)
Tom appeared accompanied by an old woman. Laila and Maria whispered, "Is that his grandmother?" "That must be his new flame!" Both of them giggled scornfully.
Source: tatoeba (6166020)
Mary sniffed scornfully.
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