English → Latin
“disdainfully” in Latin
fastīdiōsussqueamish; nauseating; disdainful, scornfularrogānsassuming haughtily, presumptuous; insolent, arrogant, conceited, or overbearingīnsolēnsunusual; contrary to custom or one’s own custom; arrogant, haughty, insolentsuperbusproud, rude, supercilious, arrogant, haughty, uncivil, insolent, discourteous; proud, superior, superb, excellent, disti-iusforming adjectives from nouns; ending of most Classical Latin 'nomina gentilicia' (family names or surnames, shared by t
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
disdainfully
fastidiose (Cic., Planc., 27, 65; but mostly in the sense of “with the nicest, most fastidious accuracy,” etc.): arroganter: insolenter: superbe (-ius, -issime). (The words are found in this connection and order.) superbe insolenterque (Liv.): contemtim (contemptuously). (The words are found in this connection and order.) superbe et contemtim (Liv.): cum contemtu; cum fastidio. To speak disdainfully of anybody, contemtim de aliquo loqui; in aliquem superbe quaedam et insolenter concionari (in an address to soldiers, etc.).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for disdainfully?
- The usual Latin words for “disdainfully” are fastīdiōsus, arrogāns, īnsolēns; also superbus, -ius. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.