[Elamur Dictionary](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/scornfully/)

[dictionaries](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [English](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/) / [S](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/s/) / scornfully

# scornfully

adverb (more scornfully, most scornfully)

«scornfully» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

Scornfully means in a way that shows you think someone or something is foolish or not worth respect. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scornfully/#m1)

### In the lessons

in stories, how a character speaks or laughs at someone who is weak or silly

### Examples

- «No!» he said scornfully. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scornfully/#x1)
- The Fox laughed scornfully at the Crow. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scornfully/#x2)
- She looked at the frog scornfully and walked away. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scornfully/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths

## In Jewish tradition

With mocking contempt, as Job's enemies strike him on the cheek.

**Interpretation.** Job's pain is read as made worse by being shamed by those who should have comforted him.

### Examples

- They have gaped upon me with their mouth; they have smitten me upon the cheek scornfully; they gather themselves together against me. (Writings JOB.16.10, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/scornfully/#x1)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «scornfully» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scornfully/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«scornfully» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/scornfully.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «scornfully» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/scornfully/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«scornfully» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/scornfully.html) on Mova free.