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How to pronounce “scornful”
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Pronunciation guide for scornful
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of scornful with real speech in context.
- Available examples
- 3 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- Freeman Dyson: Let's look for life in the outer solar system 20 minutes
And the regular astronomers were scornful about this.
- Definition summary
- Showing scorn or disrespect; contemptuous; scathing; withering.
Example 1 of 3
How to pronounce scornful
Freeman Dyson: Let's look for life in the outer solar system 20 minutes

And the regular astronomers were scornful about this.
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “scornful”
Meaning
- [Adjective]
- Showing scorn or disrespect; contemptuous; scathing; withering.
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