All 17 Uses of
scorn
in
Inkheart
- Of course she can't admit she never thought of that, Meggie told herself scornfully.†
- Dustfinger's voice was full of scorn.
*scorn = disrespect
- Basta cast her such a scornful glance that Elinor drew in a sharp breath, and Meggie involuntarily squeezed her hand.†
- Basta twisted his mouth scornfully, but he never took his eyes off Elinor's forefinger, which was still on the trigger.†
- "Oh, come on!" said Meggie scornfully.†
- Fenoglio snorted scornfully and then listened to what was going on upstairs.†
- Is he — er — out shopping, too?" asked Basta, with a scornful twist of his mouth.†
- Basta's lips twisted in a scornful smile, but he lowered his knife and, for a moment, Meggie even thought she saw a hint of fear in his eyes.†
- Right, old man, what do you think I'm going to do with them?" asked Basta scornfully.†
- Flatnose snorted scornfully, but this time he made no comment on Basta's superstitious nature.†
- Fenoglio merely glanced scornfully at him and remained perfectly upright.†
- Dustfinger looked at him scornfully.†
- But Basta only wrinkled his nose in scorn.†
- The Magpie took off her glove and looked scornfully at him.†
- There was something else in his voice now — hatred, scorn, rage.†
- A scornful smile spread over Basta's face, but Dustfinger paid no attention.†
- Basta in particular was the object of enough scorn and derision for ten men, and from his failure to react at all one could only guess at the depths of his despair.†
Definition:
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(scorn) disrespect or reject as not good enough