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Definition of "scoffingly" []

  • In a scoffing manner; scornfully. (adverb)

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Use "scoffingly" in a sentence
  • "On the other end of the comedy spectrum there's House minority leader John Boehner, who scoffingly told the conservative Pittsburgh Tribune-Review that financial reform was akin to "killing an ant with a nuclear weapon.""
  • "France's humorless response to this prank is ironic in a way, since they scoffingly dismissed the idea of restitution as a "farce" when it was raised by the Haitian government back in 2002."
  • "McMahon shook his head scoffingly at the accusation."