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    supercilious
    /ˌsuːpəˈsɪlɪəs/

    adjective

    • 1. behaving or looking as though one thinks one is superior to others: "a supercilious lady's maid"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishSUPERCILIOUS | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    SUPERCILIOUS definition: 1. behaving as if you are better than other people, and that their opinions, beliefs, or ideas are…. Learn more.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › superciliousSupercilious Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of SUPERCILIOUS is coolly and patronizingly haughty. How to use supercilious in a sentence. What is the origin of supercilious? Synonym Discussion of Supercilious.

  4. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › superciliousSupercilious - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    Supercilious people think very highly of themselves, more highly than of others. If your sister tends to act snobby and superior, you can describe her as supercilious. You might expect Nobel Prize winners to be supercilious — after all, they've reached the very heights of their profession.

  5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishSUPERCILIOUS definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    adjective. If you say that someone is supercilious, you disapprove of them because they behave in a way that shows they think they are better than other people. [disapproval] His manner is supercilious and arrogant. Her eyebrows were arched in supercilious surprise.

  6. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionarySUPERCILIOUS definition | Cambridge English Dictionary

    SUPERCILIOUS meaning: 1. behaving as if you are better than other people, and that their opinions, beliefs, or ideas are…. Learn more.

  7. www.dictionary.com › browse › superciliousSUPERCILIOUS Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Supercilious definition: haughtily disdainful or contemptuous, as a person or a facial expression.. See examples of SUPERCILIOUS used in a sentence.

  8. www.thefreedictionary.com › superciliousSupercilious - definition of supercilious by The Free Dictionary

    Define supercilious. supercilious synonyms, supercilious pronunciation, supercilious translation, English dictionary definition of supercilious. adj. Feeling or showing haughty disdain. See Synonyms at arrogant. su′per·cil′i·ous·ly adv. su′per·cil′i·ous·ness n. Word History: The English word...

  9. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishsupercilious adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and...

    Definition of supercilious adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  10. www.oed.com › dictionary › supercilious_adjsupercilious - Oxford English Dictionary

    What does the word supercilious mean? There are five meanings listed in OED's entry for the word supercilious, three of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. See meaning & use. How common is the word supercilious? About 0.3 occurrences per million words in modern written English.

  11. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › supercilioussupercilious | meaning of supercilious in Longman Dictionary of...

    supercilious meaning, definition, what is supercilious: behaving as if you think that other peop...: Learn more.