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title: scornfully — Judaism dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «scornfully» in the Judaism dictionary: Scornfully means in a way that shows you think someone or something is foolish or not worth respect. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# scornfully

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**Who acts:** way, you, someone, They, he, Fox · **What happens:** mean, show, think, be, not be, gape · **To what, where:** me, themselves · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«scornfully» in the Judaism dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 4 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [scornfully in the Judaism dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/scornfully.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Scornfully means in a way that shows you think someone or something is foolish or not worth respect.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:scornfully:m1:1
# text = Scornfully means in a way that shows you think someone or something is foolish or not worth respect.
1	Scornfully	scornfully	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
6	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	7	nsubj	_	_
7	shows	show	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
8	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
9	think	think	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	ccomp	_	_
10	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	14	nsubj	_	_
11	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	10	conj	_	_
13	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	cop	_	_
14	foolish	foolish	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	ccomp	_	_
15	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
16	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	17	advmod	_	_
17	worth	worth	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	conj	_	_
18	respect	respect	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present |  |  |  |  |  | in a way; scornfully *property* | vn representation-110.1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Pivot in way=Attribute |
| 2 | **show** | present | a way |  |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **think** *speech: other* | present | you |  |  |  |  |  | vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **is** | present | someone |  |  |  |  | foolish *property* | tree rules |
| 5 | **not** **be** |  | someone *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Example 1 {#x1}

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They have gaped upon me with their mouth; they have smitten me upon the cheek scornfully; they gather themselves together against me. (Writings JOB.16.10, JPS 1917)

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*Sentence 1:* They have gaped upon me with their mouth; they have smitten me upon the cheek scornfully; they gather themselves together against me.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:scornfully:x1:1
# text = They have gaped upon me with their mouth; they have smitten me upon the cheek scornfully; they gather themselves together against me.
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	have	have	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	gaped	gape	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
4	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	3	obl	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	mouth	mouth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	12	punct	_	_
10	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	_
11	have	have	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	aux	_	_
12	smitten	smite	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	3	conj	_	_
13	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	12	obj	_	_
14	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	cheek	cheek	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	_
17	scornfully	scornfully	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	20	punct	_	_
19	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	20	nsubj	_	_
20	gather	gather	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
21	themselves	themselves	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	20	obj	_	_
22	together	together	ADV	RB	_	20	advmod	_	_
23	against	against	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
24	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	20	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **gape** | present · perfect | They |  |  |  |  | upon me; with their mouth | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent upon i=Theme |
| 2 | **smite** | present · perfect | they | me |  |  |  | upon the cheek; scornfully *property* | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus i=Experiencer |
| 3 | **gather** | present | they | themselves *= they* |  |  |  | against me; together *property* | vn deduce-97.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent themselves=Theme |

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*Sentence 2:* (Writings JOB.16.10, JPS 1917)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:scornfully:x1:2
# text = (Writings JOB.16.10, JPS 1917)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Writings	writing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
3	JOB.16.10	JOB.16.10	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	flat	_	_
6	1917	1917	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	3	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Example 2 {#x2}

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«No!» he said scornfully.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:scornfully:x2:1
# text = «No!» he said scornfully.
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	No	no	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Neg	6	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	_
5	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
6	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	scornfully	scornfully	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | he |  |  |  |  | scornfully *property* | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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The Fox laughed scornfully at the Crow.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:scornfully:x3:1
# text = The Fox laughed scornfully at the Crow.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	Fox	fox	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	laughed	laugh	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	scornfully	scornfully	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
5	at	at	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	Crow	crow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **laugh** | past | the Fox |  |  |  |  | at the Crow; scornfully *property* | vn nonverbal\_expression-40.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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She looked at the frog scornfully and walked away.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:scornfully:x4:1
# text = She looked at the frog scornfully and walked away.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	looked	look	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	at	at	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	frog	frog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
6	scornfully	scornfully	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	walked	walk	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
9	away	away	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **look** | past | She |  |  |  |  | at the frog; scornfully *property* | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent at frog=Theme |
| 2 | **walk away** | past | She *not said here* |  |  |  |  | away *property* | vn resign-10.11-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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