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• s  expressing extreme contempt

• When Tigan's dome lobbying became known, some New Englanders were openly scornful.
• His voice was scornful as he added: "But we, Mister Capitalists, we are beginning to understand your methods.
• It wasis arrogantly huge, overtly militaristic, openly scornful of the common good.

• contemptuous
• disdainful
• insulting

News & Articles

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• My Amish Home: Is there anything an old shoelace can’t do?
  “Blessed is the man that walketh not in the councel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful. But his delight is in the law of the Lord; and …
  June 30, 2013 - Journal Gazette & Times-Courier

Quotes

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• Tim Pawlenty in Newsweek
  People want to follow hopeful, optimistic, civil, decent leaders,Pawlenty said in a speech to GOPAC, which helps recruit Republican candidates. "They don't want to follow some negative, scornful person."
• Vladimir Putin in Reuters
  We will have to take into account this style of dealing with partners in the future, though this scornful approach toward partners mainly affects the Europeans, not us,Putin told a cabinet meeting in Moscow.
• Barack Obama in CBS News
  His newfound support for regulation bears no resemblance to his scornful attitude towards oversight and enforcement,Obama said. "John McCain cannot be trusted to reestablish proper oversight of our financial markets for one simple reason:...