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scoffingly
Variant of scoff
noun
- an expression of mocking contempt, scorn, or derision; jeer
- an object of mocking contempt, scorn, etc.
transitive verb
to mock at or deride
intransitive verb
to show mocking contempt, scorn, or derision, esp. by language; jeer
Related Forms:
- scoffer noun
- scoffingly adverb
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