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Scornful vs Fleeringly - What's the difference?

scornful | fleeringly |

As an adjective scornful

is showing scorn or disrespect; contemptuous.

As an adverb fleeringly is

in a fleering manner; scornfully; with derision.

scornful

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Showing scorn or disrespect; contemptuous.
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  • *:Elbows almost touching they leaned at ease, idly reading the almost obliterated lines engraved there. ΒΆ ("I never) understood it," she observed, lightly scornful . "What occult meaning has a sun-dial for the spooney? I'm sure I don't want to read riddles in a strange gentleman's optics."

    • fleeringly

    English

    Adverb

    (en adverb)
  • In a fleering manner; scornfully; with derision.
    • (Webster 1913)