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scoffingly
scoff 1 S0152600 (skŏf, skôf)v. scoffed, scoff·ing, scoffs v.intr. To show or express derision or scorn: scoffed at their complaints.v.tr. To say in a derisive manner: "Are you confused yet?" the instructor scoffed.
[Middle English scoffen, from scof, mockery, probably of Scandinavian origin; akin to Danish skof, jest, teasing.]
scoff′er n.scoff′ing·ly adv.
scoff 2 S0152600 (skŏf, skôf)v. scoffed, scoff·ing, scoffs Slang v.tr. To eat (food) quickly and greedily.v.intr. To eat greedily.
[Alteration of obsolete scaff.]
scoff′er n.Thesaurus| Adv. | 1. | scoffingly - in a disrespectful and mocking manner; "`Sorry,' she repeated derisively"derisively, derisorily, mockingly |
TranslationsIdiomsSeescoffscoffingly
Synonyms for scoffinglyadv in a disrespectful and mocking mannerSynonyms- derisively
- derisorily
- mockingly
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