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101To do danger — Danger Dan ger, n. [OE. danger, daunger, power, arrogance, refusal, difficulty, fr. OF. dagier, dongier (with same meaning), F. danger danger, fr. an assumed LL. dominiarium power, authority, from L. dominium power, property. See {Dungeon},… …
102brush-off — noun Date: 1941 a quietly curt or disdainful dismissal …
103Philistine — noun Date: 14th century 1. a native or inhabitant of ancient Philistia 2. often not capitalized a. a person who is guided by materialism and is usually disdainful of intellectual or artistic values b. one uninformed in a special area of knowledge …
104prideful — adjective Date: 15th century full of pride: as a. disdainful, haughty b. exultant, elated • pridefully adverb • pridefulness noun …
105sniffy — adjective (sniffier; est) Date: 1871 having or expressing a haughty attitude ; disdainful, supercilious • sniffily adverb • sniffiness noun …
106cavalier — I. noun Etymology: Middle French, from Old Italian cavaliere, from Old Occitan cavalier, from Late Latin caballarius horseman, from Latin caballus Date: 1589 1. a gentleman trained in arms and horsemanship 2. a mounted soldier ; knight 3.… …
107neglect — I. transitive verb Etymology: Latin neglectus, past participle of neglegere, neclegere, from nec not (akin to ne not) + legere to gather more at no, legend Date: 1529 1. to give little attention or respect to ; disregard 2. to leave undone or… …
108pride — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English prȳde, from prūd proud more at proud Date: before 12th century 1. the quality or state of being proud: as a. inordinate self esteem ; conceit b. a reasonable or justifiable self respect c.… …
109spurn — I. verb Etymology: Middle English, from Old English spurnan; akin to Old High German spurnan to kick, Latin spernere to spurn, Greek spairein to quiver Date: before 12th century intransitive verb 1. obsolete a. stumble b. kick 1a …
110disdainfully — adverb see disdainful …
