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English adjective: supercilious | |||
| 1. | supercilious having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy | ||
| Samples | 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. | ||
| Synonyms | disdainful, haughty, imperious, lordly, overbearing, prideful, sniffy, swaggering | ||
| Similar | proud | ||
| Antonyms | humble | ||
| 2. | supercilious expressive of contempt | ||
| Samples | 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. | ||
| Synonyms | sneering, snide | ||
| Similar | uncomplimentary | ||
| Antonyms | complimentary | ||
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