scornfully
part of speech
adverb (more scornfully, most scornfully)
meaning for a pupil
Scornfully means in a way that shows you think someone or something is foolish or not worth respect. tree →
sense in the lessons
In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: With mocking contempt, as Job's enemies strike him on the cheek. Interpretation: Job's pain is read as made worse by being shamed by those who should have comforted him. In the primary lessons: in stories, how a character speaks or laughs at someone who is weak or silly
examples
- They have gaped upon me with their mouth; they have smitten me upon the cheek scornfully; they gather themselves together against me. (Writings JOB.16.10, JPS 1917) tree →
- «No!» he said scornfully. tree →
- The Fox laughed scornfully at the Crow. tree →
- She looked at the frog scornfully and walked away. tree →
note
nothing for maths
In the corpora
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «scornfully» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.