desdenhoso

Portuguese

Etymology

From desdenhar +‎ -oso.

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /dez.dẽˈɲo.zu/ [dez.dẽˈj̃o.zu]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /deʒ.dẽˈɲo.zu/ [deʒ.dẽˈj̃o.zu]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /dez.deˈɲo.zo/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /dɨʒ.dɨˈɲo.zu/ [dɨʒ.ðɨˈɲo.zu]

  • Hyphenation: des‧de‧nho‧so

Adjective

desdenhoso (feminine desdenhosa, masculine plural desdenhosos, feminine plural desdenhosas, metaphonic)

  1. contemptuous, disdainful, scornful

Derived terms
  • desdenhosamente

Further reading
  • “desdenhoso” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
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