Both Uses of
disdain
in
Underworld by DeLillo
- She had that original challenge in her eyes but without the knowingness, the amused and slightly tilted—not disdain but unwillingness to allow the possibility of surprise.†
- In fact the dog didn't leap at all but only watched the frisbee sail past, more or less disdainfully.
*disdainfully = with a lack of respect; or with a sense of superiority
Definition:
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(disdain) to disrespect or reject as unworthy