Both Uses of
disdain
in
Wuthering Heights
- 'Catherine!' said Isabella, calling up her dignity, and disdaining to struggle from the tight grasp that held her, 'I'd thank you to adhere to the truth and not slander me, even in joke!†
p. 76.5disdaining = rejecting as not good enough; or showing a lack of respect
- ...he answered, waving me disdainfully aside.
p. 147.2 *disdainfully = with a lack of respect
Definition:
to disrespect or reject as unworthy