All 3 Uses of
disdain
in
Howards End
- Disdaining the heroic outfit, excitable in her methods, garrulous, episodical, shrill, she misled her lover much as she had misled her aunt.†
Part 20 *disdaining = rejecting as not good enough; or showing a lack of respect
- Like Margaret, he disdained the heroic equipment, and it was only after many visits that men discovered Schlegel to possess a character and a brain.†
Part 30disdained = rejected as not good enough; or showed a lack of respect
- He had done well in Mods, much to the surprise of those who attended lectures and took proper exercise, and was now glancing disdainfully at Chinese in case he should some day consent to qualify as a Student Interpreter.†
Part 30disdainfully = with a lack of respect; or with a sense of superiority
Definition:
to disrespect or reject as unworthy