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- Old French · derived fromdesdeignos
- Middle English · inherited fromdisdeynous
- English todaydisdainous
From Middle English disdeynous, from Old French desdeignos, desdaigneux (French dédaigneux).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
disdainous
Today it means: disdainful Full definition →
Middle English disdeynous ← Old French desdeignos