Disdainful \Dis*dain"ful\, a. Full of disdain; expressing disdain; scornful; contemptuous; haughty. From these Turning disdainful to an equal good. --Akenside. -- {Dis*dain"ful*ly}, adv. -- {Dis*dain"ful*ness}, n.
disdainfulness n : the trait of displaying arrogance by patronizing those considered inferior [syn: {condescension}, {superciliousness}]