supercilious
Arrogantly superior; showing contemptuous indifference; haughtyArrogantly superior; showing contemptuous indifference; haughty.
» She grinned and looked at him with that supercilious expression she usually wore.
Она усмехнулась и взглянула на него с таким надменным выражением, которое она обычно носила. — RusVictoric1993
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1 sensesArrogantly superior; showing contemptuous indifference; haughty.
arrogant, hochmütig, hochnäsig
надме́нныйnadménnyj, высокоме́рныйvysokomérnyj
- expressive of contempt
- having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy
Examples
3 sentencesShe grinned and looked at him with that supercilious expression she usually wore.
ruОна усмехнулась и взглянула на него с таким надменным выражением, которое она обычно носила. — RusVictoric1993
The supercilious billionaire couldn't stand the idea of sharing public transit with the common folk.
The supercilious air she took on when she had to share a room with poor people made her friends cringe every time.
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 1
Origin
Learned borrowing from Latin superciliōsus (“haughty”).Learned borrowing from Latin superciliōsus (“haughty”).
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Forms
more supercilious, most supercilious| Comparative | more supercilious Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most supercilious Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
71 synonyms- expressive of contempt:sneeringsnide
- having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy:disdainfulhaughtyimperiouslordlyoverbearingpridefulsniffyswaggering
Word family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.