desdeñoso

adj.

disdainful, contemptuous, dismissive, scornful.

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desdeñoso

► adjetivo

1 disdainful, contemptuous, scornful

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ADJ scornful, disdainful

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-sa adjetivo <persona> disdainful; <gesto/actitud> disdainful, scornful

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= dismissive, derisive, contemptuous.

Ex. The author also mentions the rather dismissive attitude of many librarians towards rare book librarianship.

Ex. As sophisticated technologies and management methods were introduced, process engineers engaged in efforts to portray manual workers' knowledge in derisive terms.

Ex. After a number of years in office, however, they became increasingly abrasive, remote, contemptuous of criticism, and resistant to any change that might reduce their authority.

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-sa adjetivo <persona> disdainful; <gesto/actitud> disdainful, scornful

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= dismissive, derisive, contemptuous.

Ex: The author also mentions the rather dismissive attitude of many librarians towards rare book librarianship.

Ex: As sophisticated technologies and management methods were introduced, process engineers engaged in efforts to portray manual workers' knowledge in derisive terms.

Ex: After a number of years in office, however, they became increasingly abrasive, remote, contemptuous of criticism, and resistant to any change that might reduce their authority.

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desdeñoso -sa

adjective

‹persona› disdainful; ‹gesto/actitud› disdainful, scornful

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desdeñoso

◊ -sa adjetivo

disdainful
desdeñoso,-a adjetivo disdainful

'desdeñoso' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
desdeñosa
English:
disdainful
- scornful
- supercilious
- derisive
- disparaging

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desdeñoso, -a adj

scornful, disdainful

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desdeñoso

adj disdainful, contemptuous

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desdeñoso, -sa adj

: disdainful, scornful

♦ desdeñosamente adv