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Definitions for supercilious
ˌsu pərˈsɪl i əssu·per·cil·ious
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Princeton's WordNet
disdainful, haughty, imperious, lordly, overbearing, prideful, sniffy, supercilious, swaggeringadjective
having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy
"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"- W.L.Shirer
supercilious, sneering, snideadjective
expressive of contempt
"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"
Wiktionary
superciliousadjective
Arrogantly superior; showing contemptuous indifference; haughty.
Etymology: From supercilium.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
SUPERCILIOUSadjective
Haughty; dogmatical; dictatorial; arbitrary; despotick; overbearing.
Etymology: from supercilium, Latin.
Those who are one while courteous, within a small time after are so supercilious, fierce, and exceptious, that they are short of the true character of friendship. South.
Several supercilious criticks will treat an author with the greatest contempt, if he fancies the old Romans wore a girdle. Addison.
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supercilious
Supercilious refers to an attitude or behavior of superiority or haughty disdain; it describes a person who acts as if they are superior to others and looks down on them, often displaying arrogant pride.
Webster Dictionary
Superciliousadjective
lofty with pride; haughty; dictatorial; overbearing; arrogant; as, a supercilious officer; asupercilious air; supercilious behavior
Etymology: [L. superciliosus, fr. supercilium an eyebrow, pride; super over, + cilium an eyelid; probably akin to celare to conceal. Cf. Conceal.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Supercilious
sū-pėr-sil′i-us, adj. lofty with pride: disdainful: dictatorial: overbearing.—adj. Supercil′iary, above the eyebrow.—adv. Supercil′iously.—n. Supercil′iousness. [L. superciliosus—supercilium, an eyebrow—super, above, cilium, eyelid.]
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of supercilious in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of supercilious in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
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- арогантенBulgarian
- herablassend, hochnäsig, hochmütig, anmaßend, arrogantGerman
- υπεροπτικόςGreek
- altanero, altivoSpanish
- hautainFrench
- àrdanachScottish Gaelic
- superbaIdo
- altezzoso, sdegnosoItalian
- superciliōsus, superbusLatin
- hautain, denigrerend, hooghartigDutch
- hovmodigNorwegian
- надменный, высокомерныйRussian
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