Definition
Full of or characterized by disdain; showing contempt or scorn (archaic variant).
Etymology
From disdain + -ous (adjective suffix meaning full of). This is an older variant that competed with 'disdainful' before English standardized on the -ful version.
Kelly Says
The existence of 'disdainous,' 'disdainful,' 'disdainly,' and 'disdaining' shows how English was still experimenting with suffixes in the 1500s-1600s—different writers would choose different forms, and eventually 'disdainful' won out.
Translations
ARالعربية
مستهجن
musta-ha-jan
BNবাংলা
অসम्मानজনক
o-s-am-ma-n-jan-ko
CACatalà
despreciador
des-pre-thee-a-dor
CSČeština
pohrdání
po-hr-da-nee
DEDeutsch
verächtlich
fɛʁɛχtlɪç
ELΕλληνικά
αποσιωπητικός
a-po-si-o-pe-ti-kos
ESEspañol
despreciativo
des-pre-si-ah-tee-vo
FAفارسی
بی احترامی
bee-e-ho-ta-ra-mee
FISuomi
väheksyvä
veh-eks-ee-vah
FRFrançais
mépriser
may-pree-zahr
GUGU
અપમાનજનક
a-p-ma-an-jan-ak
HIहिन्दी
निंदात्मक
ni-n-da-at-mak
HUMagyar
kímérő
kee-mer-oh
IDBahasa Indonesia
meremehkan
me-re-meh-kan
ITItaliano
dispregiativo
dis-pre-jee-ah-tee-vo
KKKK
көңілсіз
koeng-il-siz
KO한국어
멸시하는
myeol-si-ha-neun
MRMR
अनुपकारी
a-nu-pa-ka-ree
MSBahasa Melayu
menghina
men-ghi-na
MYမြန်မာ
ကျွန်တော်
kyun-tawr
NLNederlands
minachting
min-a-k-ting
NONorsk
foraktfull
for-akt-full
PLPolski
gardziwy
gar-dzee-vee
PTPortuguês
desdenhoso
des-den-ho-so
RORomână
disprețuitor
dis-pre-tsu-i-tor
RUРусский
презрительный
prezri-tel-nyy
SVSvenska
föraktfull
for-a-kt-full
SWKiswahili
kuchukia
koo-choo-kee-a
TAதமிழ்
குறைக்க
ku-rai-kka
TEతెలుగు
వ్యతిరేక
vy-ti-re-ka
TLTL
mapag-aapi
ma-pa-ga-a-pee
TRTürkçe
saygısız
say-gis-iz
UKУкраїнська
зневажливий
z-ne-va-zhi-liv-iy
VITiếng Việt
khinh thường
khin-thuong