scorny

English

Etymology

From scorn +‎ -y.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)ni

Adjective

scorny (comparative more scorny, superlative most scorny)

1. (obsolete) Expressing scorn; scornful, contemptuous.
   • 1828, JT Smith, Nollekens and His Times, Century Hutchinson, published 1986, page 12:

     [H]er teeth were small, bespeaking a selfish disposition: indeed the whole of her features were what her husband would sometimes call scorney, particularly in their latter days during their little fracas […] .

Anagrams

• Conrys, Synroc, croyns