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Supercilious

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Definitions for Supercilious

adjective
having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy
Synonyms
disdainful haughty imperious lordly overbearing prideful sniffy swaggering
Examples
  1. some economists are disdainful of their colleagues in other social disciplines
  2. haughty aristocrats
  3. his lordly manners were offensive
  4. walked with a prideful swagger
  5. very sniffy about breaches of etiquette
  6. his mother eyed my clothes with a supercilious air
  7. a more swaggering mood than usual"- W.L.Shirer
adjective
expressive of contempt
Synonyms
sneering snide
Examples
  1. curled his lip in a supercilious smile
  2. spoke in a sneering jeering manner
  3. makes many a sharp comparison but never a mean or snide one

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