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scornful

 
 
/ˈskɔːnfəl/ adjective formal

Translation

showing that you think something is stupid and does not deserve your respect
küçümseyen/küçümseyici; aşağılayan/aşağılayıcı; hor gören/görücü
I'm very scornful of any findings that lack proper scientific data.1012
scornfully adverb
hakaret içeren şekilde
(Definition of scornful adjective from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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