Word: disdainfully
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...London the departure of Sir Samuel Hoare was pungent with measured disdain. As only a born Englishman can, Sir Samuel disdained Welsh David Lloyd George and everyone else who has suggested that a deal is in course of being consummated by Italian and French" diplomats with the British Foreign Office. "They are sowing the seeds of suspicion," said the Foreign Minister. "They are playing the game of creating mysteries where mysteries do not exist...
...Andrew Me Andrew, the city's white-bearded school superintendent whom Mayor William Dever had imported from New York. "Big Bill" flung abuse at Superintendent McAndrew, made a great hullabaloo about "pro-British" history textbooks, finally got himself elected Mayor. Superintendent McAndrew watched the Thompson antics with fine disdain, stood a farcical trial for insubordination, finally retired to East Setauket, N. Y. There he edits the "Educational Review" in School & Society...
...service without being fired. "N. R." in my opinion is the most fearless and independent living publisher. He started the P. A. practically on a shoe-string and has overcome opposition that few publishers have ever been forced to contend with. . . . "N. R." . . . has shown an utter disdain for advertisers. His favorite expression, when confronted by me with the announcement that he was losing business because of attacks he made on our best advertisers, was "to hell with them," and he meant it. I never knew him to smooth over an advertiser even if he knew he was wrong...
...fashionable to arrive late for a theatre, late for a dinner, late for a party, but in general the ensconced person can give points to the newcomer. Upon this system, the third year man looks at the Freshman with amused disdain. The Freshman, it is true, does not know that he must raise his cap to the proctors, does not know that the sleekness of his new gown is revolting, thinks that the head porter is a tutor, and wears his college tie. But the third year man was just the same some time ago, and in the present Freshman...
...while the Freshman is treated with this amused disdain on one side, he is overwhelmed with solicitations on the other. No wonder the poor devil does not know what to expect...