desdenhoso

Portuguese

Etymology

From desdenhar +‎ -oso.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /dez.dẽˈɲo.zu/ [dez.dẽˈj̃o.zu]

• (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