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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 means behaving as if you are better than other people, and that their opinions, beliefs, or ideas are not important. Learn more about this adjective, its synonyms, antonyms, and usage in sentences from the Cambridge English Corpus.

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

    Supercilious means showing scorn for inferiors or having a cool, patronizing haughtiness. Learn the origin, synonyms, examples, and history of this adjective from the Latin word for eyebrow.

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  5. 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.

  6. 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.

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

    Supercilious means behaving in a way that shows you think you are better than other people. Learn the synonyms, pronunciation, word origin and usage of supercilious with sentences from Collins English Dictionary.

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

    Supercilious means behaving as if you are better than other people, and that their opinions, beliefs, or ideas are not important. Learn more about this adjective, its synonyms, and how to use it in sentences from various sources.

  9. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › english › supercilioussupercilious adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and...

    Supercilious means behaving towards other people as if you think you are better than they are. See the pronunciation, synonyms, word origin and usage notes of this adjective.