scoffingly
- adverb
- /ˈskɔfɪŋli/
- Offensive
:
con sorna
- She replied scoffingly to his rude comment, making it clear she didn't take him seriously.
Examples
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Let no one scoffingly set this down as a figure of speech.
Blog text (22) -
The students laughed scoffingly at the teacher's outdated ideas.
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He scoffingly dismissed the proposal as a waste of time.
Synonyms
9
5.6
In a way that makes fun of someone to show you do not respect them
6
7.3
In a mocking way that shows you think someone is foolish
4
7.5
In a way that shows you have no respect for someone or something
4
6.0
In a way that shows strong dislike and disrespect
3
7.3
With a look or voice that shows strong dislike and no respect
3
7.3
In a way that shows you do not respect someone and say bad things about them
1
8.1
In a way that says something is bad
1
8.1
In a way that shows you do not respect someone or something
1
7.2
In a way that shows disrespect toward someone or something
In a mocking way that shows dislike and makes someone feel small
In a mocking way to make fun of someone
In a mocking way that shows you think someone is silly
In a rude, insulting way that shows clear disrespect
In a rude way that shows someone thinks they are better than others
In a way that shows little respect for someone or their work
In a mean and unfair way that hurts people
Antonyms
How Mocking
4
7.5
4
6.0
- Offensive
- Offensive
1
7.5
3
3.7
Surface Forms
Morphology
scoffingly = scoffing (transparent) = scoff + ing + ly
Formed by adding the adverbial suffix '-ly' to 'scoffing' (itself from 'scoff'), so the manner meaning 'in a mocking way' is directly derived.
Etymology
Scoffingly comes from the verb scoff, which means 'to mock' or 'to make fun of'. Imagine someone giving a quick laugh to show 'scorn', and to act scoffingly is to speak or laugh in a clearly mocking, disrespectful way.