scorny

English

Etymology

From scorn +‎ -y.

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)ni

Adjective

scorny (comparative more scorny, superlative most scorny)

  1. (obsolete) Expressing scorn; scornful, contemptuous.
    • 1828, JT Smith, Nollekens and His Times, Century Hutchinson, published 1986, page 12:
      [H]er teeth were small, bespeaking a selfish disposition: indeed the whole of her features were what her husband would sometimes call scorney, particularly in their latter days during their little fracas […] .

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