disdain (disdainful)
n. A feeling of contempt and aversion; the regarding anything as unworthy of or beneath one; scorn.
n. That which is worthy to be disdained or regarded with contempt and aversion.
n. The state of being despised; shame.
intransitive v. To be filled with sc
indignation (indignant)
n. Anger, especially anger excited by that which is unjust, ungrateful, or base; anger mingled with contempt or abhorrence; scornful displeasure.
n. Effect of indignant feeling; anger expressed or manifested in judgment, punishment, or violence.
flippant
Adj. Lively and fluent in speech; speaking freely; talkative; communicative.
Adj. Voluble and confident, without due knowledge or consideration; talkative and forward; impertinent; disrespectfully smart in speech or conduct.
Adj. Of a light and trifling q
condescending
adj. exhibiting an attitude of superiority; patronizing; -- used of behavior or attitude.
adj. Displaying a patronizingly superior attitude: "The independent investor's desire to play individual stocks may well worry some market veterans, but that smacks
benevolent
adj. showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity
adj. generous in providing aid to others
adj. generous in assistance to the poor
adj. intending or showing kindness
incisive
adj. Quickly proceeding to judgment and forceful in expression; decisive; forthright.
adj. Intelligently analytical and concise.
adj. Having the quality of incising, cutting, or penetrating, as with a sharp instrument; sharp; acute; sarcastic; biting.
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scorn (scornful)
n. Contempt or disdain felt toward a person or object considered despicable or unworthy.
n. The expression of such an attitude in behavior or speech; derision.
n. One spoken of or treated with contempt.
transitive v. To consider or treat as contemptible o
pretentious
Adj. Pretended; unfounded; false.
Adj. Full of pretension, or claims to greater excellence or importance than the truth warrants; attempting to pass for more than the actual worth or importance; making an exaggerated outward show.
irreverent
adj. Lacking proper respect or seriousness; sarcastic.
adj. Disrespectful, cynical, cavilling, querulous, or vulgar, where one's own feelings, or especially deference to the feelings of others, customarily command silence, discretion, and circumspection.
contemptuous
Adj. Manifesting or expressing contempt or disdain; scornful: said of actions or feelings: as, contemptuous language or manner.
Adj. Apt to despise; contumelious; haughty; insolent: said of persons.
Adj. Worthy of contempt; contemptible.
sardonic
adj. Scornfully mocking or cynical.
adj. Disdainfully or ironically humorous.
adj. Forced; unnatural; insincere; hence, derisive, mocking, malignant, or bitterly sarcastic; -- applied only to a laugh, smile, or some facial semblance of gayety.
contentious
adj. Given to contention; quarrelsome. See Synonyms at argumentative, belligerent.
adj. Involving or likely to cause contention; controversial: "a central and contentious element of the book" ( Tim W. Ferguson).
adj. Marked by heated arguments or controve
insolent
adj. Presumptuous and insulting in manner or speech; arrogant.
adj. Audaciously rude or disrespectful; impertinent.
reverent
Adj. Feeling or displaying reverence; impressed with veneration or deep respect; standing in awe with admiration, as before superior age, worth, capacity, power, or achievement.
forlorn
adj. Appearing sad or lonely because deserted or abandoned.
adj. Forsaken or deprived: forlorn of all hope.
adj. Wretched or pitiful in appearance or condition: forlorn roadside shacks.
adj. Nearly hopeless; desperate. See Synonyms at despondent.