--- title: disdainfully — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics description: «disdainfully» in the school dictionary: In a scornful way, showing you think someone is beneath you. 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The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [disdainfully in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/disdainfully.md). ## Meaning 1 {#m1} In a scornful way, showing you think someone is beneath you. ```conllu # sent_id = dict:school:disdainfully:m1:1 # text = In a scornful way, showing you think someone is beneath you. 1 In in ADP IN _ 4 case _ _ 2 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 3 scornful scornful ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 4 amod _ _ 4 way way NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 5 , , PUNCT , _ 4 punct _ _ 6 showing show VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 0 root _ _ 7 you you PRON PRP Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs 8 nsubj _ _ 8 think think VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 6 ccomp _ _ 9 someone someone PRON NN Number=Sing|PronType=Ind 8 obj _ _ 10 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 12 cop _ _ 11 beneath beneath ADP IN _ 12 case _ _ 12 you you PRON PRP Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs 9 acl:relcl _ SpaceAfter=No 13 . . PUNCT . _ 6 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **show** | gerund | | | | a scornful way | | | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 2 | **think** *speech: other* | present | you | someone | | | | | vn wish-62 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot someone=Theme | | 3 | **is** | present | | | | | | beneath you | tree rules | 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} “Oh, indeed,” he said disdainfully. ```conllu # sent_id = dict:school:disdainfully:x1:1 # text = “Oh, indeed,” he said disdainfully. 1 “ " PUNCT `` _ 8 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 2 Oh oh INTJ UH _ 8 discourse _ SpaceAfter=No 3 , , PUNCT , _ 2 punct _ _ 4 indeed indeed ADV RB _ 2 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 5 , , PUNCT , _ 2 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 6 ” " PUNCT '' _ 2 punct _ _ 7 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 8 nsubj _ _ 8 said say VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 9 disdainfully disdainfully ADV RB _ 8 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 10 . . PUNCT . _ 8 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | he | | | | | disdainfully *property* | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent | ## Example 2 {#x2} Grumedan looked on disdainfully. ```conllu # sent_id = dict:school:disdainfully:x2:1 # text = Grumedan looked on disdainfully. 1 Grumedan Grumedan PROPN NNP Number=Sing 2 nsubj _ _ 2 looked look VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 on on ADP IN _ 4 case _ _ 4 disdainfully disdainfully ADV RB NumForm=Word|NumType=Mult 2 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 5 . . PUNCT . _ 2 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **look** | past | Grumedan | | | | | | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent on disdainfully=Theme | ## Example 3 {#x3} She sniffed disdainfully at the cheap cake. ```conllu # sent_id = dict:school:disdainfully:x3:1 # text = She sniffed disdainfully at the cheap cake. 1 She she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 sniffed sniff VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 disdainfully disdainfully ADV RB _ 2 advmod _ _ 4 at at ADP IN _ 7 case _ _ 5 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 7 det _ _ 6 cheap cheap ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 7 amod _ _ 7 cake cake NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 8 . . PUNCT . _ 2 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **sniff** | past | She | | | | | at the cheap cake; disdainfully *property* | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent at cake=Theme | **Text:** the school dictionary of Mova's schools (`world/data/dictionary-schools/`), written for Mova. **Trees:** Mova's own parse — the `en` model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. **Frames:** Mova's frames reader (`prag`), each meaning and example read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License. - ← previous: [disdainful](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/disdainful/) - next →: [disease](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/disease/) - ↑ back to [D in school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/)