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scoffingly

/skɒfɪŋli/ adverb · British & US

Valid in UK

What does scoffingly mean?

adverb

Used to express scorn or contempt; in a scornful or mocking manner.

Example

"She scoffingly dismissed his proposal as ridiculous."

Reviewed by Deb Chak, Editor. AI-assisted content curated by RJS Tech Solutions LLP.

Words that share this root

scorn scoff scoffer scornful

What's another word for scoffingly?

scornfully contemptuously mockingly disdainfully sneeringly derisively

What's the opposite of scoffingly?

admiringly approvingly respectfully

Rhymes with scoffingly

laughingly happily silently loudly