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su·per·cil·i·ous
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| haughtily disdainful or contemptuous, as a person or a facial expression. |
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su·per·cil·i·ous·ly, adverb
su·per·cil·i·ous·ness, noun
—Synonyms arrogant, scornful.
—Antonyms humble.
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adj. Feeling or showing haughty disdain. See Synonyms at proud. [Latin superciliōsus, from supercilium, eyebrow, pride : super-, super- + cilium, lower eyelid; see kel-1 in Indo-European roots.] su'per·cil'i·ous·ly adv., su'per·cil'i·ous·ness n. |
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supercilious
1529, from L. superciliosus "haughty, arrogant," from supercilium "haughty demeanor, pride," lit. "eyebrow" (via notion of raising the eyebrow to express haughtiness), from super "above" (see super-) + cilium "eyelid," related to celare "to cover, hide," from PIE base *kel- "to conceal" (see cell).
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| 1. | 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 [syn: disdainful] |
| 2. | 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" |
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supercilious [suːpəˈsiliəs] adjective
contemptuous or disdainful
Example: a supercilious look
Example: a supercilious look
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| Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary (Beta Version), © 2000-2006 K Dictionaries Ltd. |
Supercilious
Su`per*cil"i*a*ry\, a. [L. supercilium an eyebrow. See Supercilious.]1. Of or pertaining to the eyebrows; supraorbital. 2. (Zo["o]l.) Having a distinct streak of color above the eyes; as, the superciliary woodpecker.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
Supercilious
Su`per*cil"i*ous\, a. [L. superciliosus, fr. supercilium an eyebrow, pride; super over, + cilium an eyelid; probably akin to celare to conceal. Cf. Conceal.] Lofty with pride; haughty; dictatorial; overbearing; arrogant; as, a supercilious officer; asupercilious air; supercilious behavior. -- Su`per*cil"i*ous*ly, adv. -- Su`per*cil"i*ous*ness, n.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
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