disdainful.

Expressing a belief that someone or something is unworthy of respect.

Use it for

Words that belong together

• disdainful glance
• disdainful dismissal

On the page

She gave the excuse a disdainful glance.

Usage notes

Primary category: literary / elevated general. Forms: Comparative more disdainful; superlative most disdainful when comparison is meaningful. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: character, description. Commonness: moderately common.