scornyadj.
/ˈskɔːni/ vulgar.
Todd (1818) quoted Mirr. Mag. but the earliest ed. reads scoruy, scurvy n.
Scornful, contemptuous.
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the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > [adjective] > contemptuous
ollinga1200
hokerfula1275
scorningc1325
deignousc1330
despitousa1340
disdainousc1374
lightlya1400
scornfula1400
despiteous14..
endeignousc1400
hathlya1425
spitefulc1440
despitefula1450
fastidious?a1475
contemptuous1534
disdainfula1542
huff-nosed1542
lightliful1552
dainful1577
contemptible1594
sdeignful1596
disdained1598
contemptful1604
contemning1605
overlookinga1619
slight1632
slightinga1637
slightya1640
despisable1644
despicable1662
sneering1692
scornful1704
saucy1716
vilipendinga1722
fastidiose1730
unappreciating1833
scorny1836
high-sniffing1837
sniffy1871
sneery1872
sneerful1880
pejorativea1888
dismissive1930
sniffish1933
fuck you1962
1836 T. C. Haliburton Clockmaker 1st Ser. xii And off she sot, looking as scorney as a London lady.
1867 G. M. Musgrave Nooks & Corners Old France I. 334 The ‘scorny’ look I gave to these ridiculous lumps.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1910; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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adj.1836