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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Disdainful \Dis*dain"ful\, adjective Full of disdain; expressing disdain; scornful; contemptuous; haughty.
From these Turning disdainful to an equal good. --Akenside. -- {Dis*dain"ful*ly}, adverb -- {Dis*dain"ful*ness}, noun
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
disdainfully
adverb
1: in a proud and domineering manner; "he treated his staff cavalierly" [syn: {cavalierly}]
2: without respect; in a disdainful manner; "she spoke of him contemptuously" [syn: {contemptuously}, {scornfully}, {contumeliously}, {showing contempt}]
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