Some economists are disdainful of their colleagues in other social disciplines. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
How disdainful is that "certainly not mainly for art.". From Wordnik.com. [Social Fiction] Reference
William Flesch considers the "disdainful" aspect of de. From Wordnik.com. [Notes on ''At the Far End of this Ongoing Enterprise...''] Reference
Herodias, who now treated him with a kind of disdainful indulgence, tried to reassure him. From Wordnik.com. [Herodias] Reference
Blair himself projected the kind of disdainful self-confidence, verging on impatience, of a man who knows he's a winner. From Wordnik.com. [Cameron's smooth approach to transition] Reference
She is "disdainful" and "condescending," but US Ambassador to the UN John Bolton delivers more manly "stinging rebukes.". From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2008-08-01] Reference
I suspect that those who believe strongly in a right are inclined to see non-believers as "disdainful", whether they are or not. From Wordnik.com. [Balkinization] Reference
Villon looked at the king with a kind of disdainful admiration. From Wordnik.com. [If I Were King] Reference
His expression turned disdainful. From Wordnik.com. [Dreaming in French] Reference
Marie assumed a disdainful air; Cinq-Mars frowned. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
The woman laughed in a disdainful manner and replied. From Wordnik.com. [A Successful Shadow A Detective's Successful Quest] Reference
Lorinet without the vision of those disdainful lips to dash me. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
After Madrid we were disdainful of the feckless Spanish leaders. From Wordnik.com. [The Spiritual State: I Shall Fear No Evil] Reference
'Quatre Sergents de la Rochelle,' she was always very disdainful. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
Serge had listened to all this with disdainful impassibility, and when. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
"O mother! how can you say that?" exclaimed Reine with a disdainful air. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
Crantock owes so much to Newquay that it cannot afford to be disdainful. From Wordnik.com. [The Cornwall Coast] Reference
Arnault, for one, is disdainful of "masstige," or prestige for the masses. From Wordnik.com. [BEST OF THE BEST] Reference
And looking really happy and content and kind of, I don't know, disdainful. From Wordnik.com. [Hammered then hungover] Reference
Every one knows the disdainful intrepidity of women in the matter of duels. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
Grandchamp sent forth a profound sigh at his master's disdainful exclamation. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
"Barak was disdainful and Arafat hurled accusations at him," says a participant. From Wordnik.com. [A Battle Of Wills] Reference
Mademoiselle d'Estrelles had accepted this change with a disdainful indifference. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
But it turns out that those disdainful glares may be motivating some smokers to quit. From Wordnik.com. [Modern Outcasts] Reference
Balzac's disdainful expressions about people he did not like but who were her friends. From Wordnik.com. [Women in the Life of Balzac] Reference
Familiarity seems to have bred contempt in Grunwald: she can be disdainful of the press. From Wordnik.com. [A Perennial Press Opera] Reference
Their deportment was insolent and self-sufficient; their eyes were disdainful and all-conquering. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
Lady MacDonald haughty and disdainful, eyeing the homely couple as she would the beasts at the Zoo. From Wordnik.com. [When the Birds Begin to Sing] Reference
At the same time, I believe it is counter-productive to treat Kim in a derisive or disdainful manner. From Wordnik.com. [Kim Jong Il: The Truth Behind The Caricature] Reference
"As a favor which a king would envy," replied Gerfaut, in a voice as tender as hers had been disdainful. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
Though hardly disdainful or haughty, Obama has a whiff of entitlement that can border on self-congratulation. From Wordnik.com. [An Unfamiliar Narrative] Reference
Royal has mocked those lines again and again, getting cheering audiences to share her disdain for the disdainful. From Wordnik.com. [Royal Touch] Reference
As you may have observed, the Obama administration -- like all administrations -- is pretty disdainful of polling. From Wordnik.com. [Obama Keeps Saying He Hates Polls But He Depends On Them (VIDEO)] Reference
George W. Bush's team includes advisors who, at least in the past, were disdainful of multilateral financial solutions. From Wordnik.com. [Indonesia: Why The World Should Worry] Reference
He was especially disdainful of John Buckley, the campaign's communications director, for courting the "" Beltway echo media. ''. From Wordnik.com. [Don't Look Now] Reference
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