Supercilious
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English
Adjective
Supercilious (comparative more Supercilious, superlative most Supercilious)
- Arrogantly superior; showing contemptuous indifference; haughty.
Adverbs for Supercilious
intolerably; uncivilly; deplorably; haughtily; stupidly; oddly; magnificently; laughably; arrogantly; proudly; offensively; ridiculously; incurably; unpardonably; smugly; irritatingly; insolently; presumptuously; coolly; insufferably; condescendingly; purposely; splendidly; brashly; brazenly; idiotically; ostentatiously; rudely; egotistically; conceitedly; pretentiously; unblushingly; impudently; saucily; swaggeringly; flippantly; shamelessly.
Thesaurus
condescending, contemptuous, contumelious, disdainful, dismissive, exclusive, haughty, high and mighty, high-and-mighty, highfalutin, hoity-toity, insolent, la-di-da, lofty, lordly, overbearing, patronizing, pompous, pretentious, scornful, sneering, sniffy, snippy, snobbish, snobby, snooty, snotty, snuffy, stuck-up, stuffy, superior, toploftical, toplofty, uppish, uppity, withering, arrogant, cavalier, clannish, cliquish,
Etymology
From Latin supercilium (“eyebrow, loftiness in demeanour”).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA: /ˌsuː.pə(ɹ)ˈsɪ.li.əs/, /ˌsjuː.pə(ɹ)ˈsɪ.li.əs/, SAMPA: /%su:.p@.(r\)"sI.li.@s/, /%sju:.p@(r\)"sI.li.@s/
- (US) IPA: /ˌsuːpɚˈsɪliəs/, SAMPA: /%sU:p@`"sIli@s/
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Audio (US) noicon (file) - Rhymes: -ɪliəs
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