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spurned
[ spurnd ]
adjective
- treated or rejected with scorn or contempt:
It should be instructive to us that some of the spurned recommendations were very effective when belatedly implemented years after they were made.
verb
- the simple past tense and past participle of spurn.
Other 51Թ Forms
- ܲ·ܰԱ adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of spurned1
Example Sentences
The lead detective in the case said he did not think "this is the case of a spurned lover in any way".
Anscombe kicked the hosts' first points before Wales spurned a try opportunity when Tomos Williams dropped a pass from Morgan, which in any case might have been forward.
Former US Open champion Cilic - making his first appearance since November because of a knee-injury setback - spurned three break points late in the second set that would have put him 5-3 up.
After Washington's first fumble, Barkley punched in another score, although the Commanders spurned the chance to draw level as they failed to make a two-point conversion after a field goal and a Terry McLaurin touchdown.
John then shuffled through the expansion era and modern baseball ballots twice apiece, getting spurned by the voting committees.
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