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- When Janaki, recovered from her sickness, came to see me, she marvelled that I could write; but Kali, who had come too, was scornful of the strange symbols which had no meaning for her and dismissed it as a foible of pregnancy.†
Chpt 2 *scornful = full of strong disrespect or rejection
- "Stare your fill," she said scornfully.†
Chpt 14scornfully = in a disrespectful or rejecting manner
- "Acquiescent imbeciles," he said scornfully, "do you think spiritual grace comes from being in want, or from suffering?†
Chpt 19
- "How could they?" said a scornful voice.†
Chpt 24scornful = full of strong disrespect or rejection
- And those who saw us entering again laughed and said free meals were only given in the evening, not in the morning, their laughter changing to concern when we explained what had befallen us: but their concern was only perfunctory since they were after all lookers-on and not partakers, and I noticed one or two glances exchanged, pitying yet scornful, which said as plainly as words, These are simple careless country folk.†
Chpt 25
Definitions:
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(1)
(scorn) disrespect or reject as not good enough
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)