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" (14 found)
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Adverb(3 words)
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1 entriesadverb of manner
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4 entriesCollocations
5 entriesscornfully dismissscornfully glancescornfully glarescornfully rejectscornfully smile
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2 entriesSample 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.
Source: tatoeba (7963453)
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