scoffingly in a sentence
adv.
📚 Grade Level: Grade 9, Grade 10, Grade 11, Grade 12
Definition
SCOFFINGLY: in a manner that expresses contempt or ridicule; disdainfully.
Crossword clues for scoffingly
Crossword clue ideas and answer hints for the word "scoffingly".
- Mocking in tone during a conversation.
- Ridiculing someone with a sneer.
- Speaking derisively about another's ideas.
- Expressing disdain with a dismissive laugh.
- Responding to criticism with scorn.
Scoffingly sentence examples
- She responded scoffingly to his suggestion, clearly unimpressed by his lack of insight.
- The critics reviewed the film scoffingly, dismissing it as yet another cliché-ridden romance.
- He looked at the proposal scoffingly, convinced that it was destined to fail.
- As she read the article, she couldn't help but laugh scoffingly at the author's exaggerations.
- The team scoffingly rejected the idea, believing it to be completely unrealistic.