Definition of supercilious Supercilious
/suˌpɚsɪˈliʌs/ - [supersileeus] - su•per•cil•i•ous
We found 5 definitions of supercilious from 4 different sources.
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What does supercilious mean?
WordNet
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| supercilious - 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" | ||
| sneering, snide | ||
| uncomplimentary tending to (or intended to) detract or disparage | ||
| supercilious - 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 | ||
| disdainful, haughty, imperious, lordly, overbearing, prideful, sniffy, swaggering | ||
| proud feeling self-respect or pleasure in something by which you measure your self-worth; or being a reason for pride; "proud parents"; "proud of his accomplishments"; "a proud moment"; "proud to serve his country"; "a proud name"; "proud princes" | ||
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Wiktionary 
- supercilious (Adjective)
Arrogantly superior; showing contemptuous indifference; haughty.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- supercilious (a.)
Lofty with pride; haughty; dictatorial; overbearing; arrogant; as, a supercilious officer; asupercilious air; supercilious behavior.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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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.]
