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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"

   Word Origin early 16th century: from Latin superciliosus ‘haughty’, from supercilium ‘eyebrow’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. superciliously adverb
   • 2. superciliousness noun

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