supercilious
11supercilious — adjective behaving as if you think that other people are less important than you; haughty: She s got a supercilious way of speaking that makes me want to scream! | a supercilious smile superciliously adverb superciliousness noun (U) …
12supercilious — UK [ˌsuːpə(r)ˈsɪlɪəs] / US [ˌsupərˈsɪlɪəs] adjective a supercilious person behaves as if they think they are better or more important than everyone else a supercilious manner/smile/attitude Derived words: superciliously adverb superciliousness… …
13supercilious — adjective Etymology: Latin superciliosus, from supercilium eyebrow, haughtiness, from super + cilium eyelid (akin to celare to hide) more at hell Date: 1614 coolly and patronizingly haughty < reacted to their breach of etiquette with a… …
14supercilious — adjective /ˌsuː.pə(ɹ)ˈsɪ.li.əs,ˌsjuː.pə(ɹ)ˈsɪ.li.əs,ˌsuːpɚˈsɪliəs/ Arrogantly superior; showing contemptuous indifference; haughty. :: Now he was a sturdy, straw haired man of thirty with a rather hard mouth and a supercilious manner. F. Scott… …
15supercilious — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. disdainful, contemptuous, scornful; arrogant, cavalier. See insolence, contempt. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. disdainful, haughty, contemptuous; see egotistic 2 , proud 2 , scornful 1 . See Synonym… …
16supercilious — su|per|cil|i|ous [ˌsu:pəˈsıliəs US pər ] adj formal [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: superciliosus, from supercilium eyebrow, proud and unfriendly behavior ] behaving as if you think that other people are less important than you used to show… …
17supercilious — [16] The etymological notion underlying supercilious is of raising the ‘eyebrows’ as a sign of haughty disdain. It comes from Latin superciliōsus, a derivative of supercilium ‘eyebrow’, hence ‘haughtiness’. This was a compound noun formed from… …
18supercilious — adjective a supercilious young clerk Syn: arrogant, haughty, conceited, disdainful, overbearing, pompous, condescending, superior, patronizing, imperious, proud, snobbish, snobby, smug, scornful, sneering; informal hoity toity, high and mighty …
19supercilious — [16] The etymological notion underlying supercilious is of raising the ‘eyebrows’ as a sign of haughty disdain. It comes from Latin superciliōsus, a derivative of supercilium ‘eyebrow’, hence ‘haughtiness’. This was a compound noun formed from… …
20supercilious — superciliously, adv. superciliousness, n. /sooh peuhr sil ee euhs/, adj. haughtily disdainful or contemptuous, as a person or a facial expression. [1520 30; < L superciliosus. See SUPERCILIUM, OUS] Syn. arrogant, scornful. Ant. humble. * * * …
