How do you use Scornful in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like contemptuous or disdainful, plus the exact meaning.
Scornful meaning
Showing scorn or disrespect; contemptuous; scathing; withering.
Synonyms of Scornful
Using Scornful
- The main meaning on this page is: Showing scorn or disrespect; contemptuous; scathing; withering.
- Useful related words include: contemptuous, disdainful, insulting, disrespectful.
- In the example corpus, scornful often appears in combinations such as: scornful of, the scornful.
Context around Scornful
- Average sentence length in these examples: 21.9 words
- Position in the sentence: 5 start, 6 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 14 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Scornful
- In this selection, "scornful" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 21.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, ultra, almost, secretly, review, remark and manner stand out and add context to how "scornful" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include of the scornful and been more scornful when asked. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "scornful" sits close to words such as aaronson, abai and abass, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with scornful
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Scarlett is secretly scornful of Melanie Wilkes, wife to Ashley. (10 words)
Eddie Jones could not have been more scornful when asked at his. (12 words)
You are determined, resolute, ambitious, materialistic, sarcastic, wry, private, and scornful of silly, fanciful whimsy. (15 words)
In both the novella and film, the wife states that the laugh in her sleep just before she woke was a laugh of scornful contempt for her husband; although awake, she states this matter-of-factly. (36 words)
The King James version is, “Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful. (33 words)
The politicians, socialites, and Catholic leaders present at the dinner didn’t take the joke well, but their groans weren’t nearly as scornful as the former First Lady’s reaction. (31 words)
Making a scornful remark about a harmless cultural tradition for children in order to what…? (15 words)
Example sentences (15)
Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful.
You are determined, resolute, ambitious, materialistic, sarcastic, wry, private, and scornful of silly, fanciful whimsy.
After Jay gave his scornful review, others said they couldn't believe a chef could charge so much for a classic street food item.
Making a scornful remark about a harmless cultural tradition for children in order to what…?
The politicians, socialites, and Catholic leaders present at the dinner didn’t take the joke well, but their groans weren’t nearly as scornful as the former First Lady’s reaction.
Another Lazio ultra (scornful of the incessant fascism of the Irriducibili) says that for many years “Piscitelli could do whatever he wanted”.
Eddie Jones could not have been more scornful when asked at his.
The British journalist dubbed Bronwen’s detached, almost scornful manner as a “dirt-beneath-my-feet style of modelling”.
The King James version is, “Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful.
Gordon wrote a scornful letter to the newspaper, criticizing it for not supporting its local music scene, to which Christgau responded by saying they are not obligated to support them.
In both the novella and film, the wife states that the laugh in her sleep just before she woke was a laugh of scornful contempt for her husband; although awake, she states this matter-of-factly.
Noted Han historian Sima Qian was scornful of such practices, dismissing them as foolish trickery.
Plutarch Numa 18. Tullus Hostilius Throughout his reign, King Tullus had a scornful attitude towards religion.
Scarlett is secretly scornful of Melanie Wilkes, wife to Ashley.
Scornful New Englanders called this modified version "Manhattan-style" clam chowder because, in their view, calling someone a New Yorker was an insult.
Common combinations with scornful
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- scornful of 4×
- the scornful 2×