Both Uses of
disdain
in
A Passage to India
- ...he had disdained to enquire, he really could not waste his time over such trivialities.
Chpt 9 *disdained = to reject as not of value
- One knows people's characters, as you call them," she retorted disdainfully, as if she really knew more than character but could not impart it.†
Chpt 22
Definition:
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(disdain) to disrespect or reject as unworthy