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Scornful

King James Dictionary

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SCORN'FUL, a.

1. Contemptuous disdainful entertaining scorn insolent.

Th' enamor'd deity the scornful damsel shuns.

2. Acting in defiance or disregard.

Scornful of winter's frost and summer's sun.

3. In Scripture, holding religion in contempt treating with disdain religion and the dispensations of God.
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Entry for 'Scornful'. King James Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​kjd/​s/scornful.html.
 
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