SUPERCILIOUS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does supercilious mean? • SUPERCILIOUS (adjective)
The adjective SUPERCILIOUS has 2 senses:
1. having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy
2. expressive of contempt
Familiarity information: SUPERCILIOUS used as an adjective is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• SUPERCILIOUS (adjective)
Meaning:
Having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy
Synonyms:
supercilious; sniffy; prideful; swaggering; haughty; disdainful; lordly
Context examples:
some economists are disdainful of their colleagues in other social disciplines / haughty aristocrats / his lordly manners were offensive / walked with a prideful swagger / very sniffy about breaches of etiquette / his mother eyed my clothes with a supercilious air / a more swaggering mood than usual
Similar:
proud (feeling self-respect or pleasure in something by which you measure your self-worth; or being a reason for pride)
Meaning:
Expressive of contempt
Synonyms:
sneering; snide; supercilious
Context examples:
curled his lip in a supercilious smile / spoke in a sneering jeering manner / makes many a sharp comparison but never a mean or snide one
Similar:
uncomplimentary (tending to (or intended to) detract or disparage)
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