All 9 Uses
scorn
in
Jude the Obscure
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- "What's God got to do with such a messy job as a pig-killing, I should like to know!" she said scornfully.†
Part 1 *scornfully = in a disrespectful or rejecting manner
- And how possible it was that she had inherited the antipathies of her family, and would scorn him, as far as a Christian could, particularly when he had told her that unpleasant part of his history which had resulted in his becoming enchained to one of her own sex whom she would certainly not admire.†
Part 2scorn = disrespect or reject as not good enough
- VII The stroke of scorn relieved his mind, and the next morning he laughed at his self-conceit.†
Part 2
- And then he again uneasily saw, as he had latterly seen with more and more frequency, the scorn of Nature for man's finer emotions, and her lack of interest in his aspirations.†
Part 3
- And the other poor soul—to escape a nominal shame which was owing to the weakness of her character, degrading herself to the real shame of bondage to a tyrant who scorned her—a man whom to avoid for ever was her only chance of salvation...This is our parish church, isn't it?†
Part 5scorned = disrespected or rejected
- I love the place—although I know how it hates all men like me—the so-called self-taught—how it scorns our laboured acquisitions, when it should be the first to respect them; how it sneers at our false quantities and mispronunciations, when it should say, I see you want help, my poor friend!†
Part 5scorns = disrespects or rejects as not valuable enough
- "I take your word," he said scornfully as he loosened her.†
Part 6scornfully = in a disrespectful or rejecting manner
- Where is your scorn of convention gone?†
Part 6scorn = disrespect or reject as not good enough
- Don't, don't scorn me!†
Part 6
Definitions:
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(1)
(scorn) disrespect or reject as not good enough
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)