scornfulness
English
Etymology
scornful + -ness
Noun
scornfulness (uncountable)
- The quality of being scornful.
- 2009 April 1, Simon Critchley, “Cynicism We Can Believe In”, in New York Times:
- It bears no real resemblance to that attitude of negativity and jaded scornfulness that sees the worst of intentions behind the apparent good motives of others.
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