What does "scoff" mean?
Scoff: An object of scorn, mockery, or derision. The scoff of withered age and beardless youth. Cowper.
Additional senses
- 2.To show insolent ridicule or mockery; to manifest contempt by derisive acts or language; -- often with at. Thuth from his lips prevailed with double sway, And fools who came to scoff, remained to pray. Goldsmith. See Sneer.
- 3.To treat or address with derision; to assail scornfully; to mock at. To scoff religion is ridiculously proud and immodest. Glanwill.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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