Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913 Disdainful /dĭs-dān'-fəl/ · Dis·dain·ful · IPA /dɪsˈdeɪn.fəl/ 01 a. Full of disdain; expressing disdain; scornful; contemptuous; haughty. 1. Full of disdain; expressing disdain; scornful; contemptuous; haughty. “From these Turning disdainful to an equal good.” — Akenside.