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Definition of Supercilious
1. Adjective. Having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy. "A more swaggering mood than usual"
Similar to: Proud
Derivative terms: Disdainfulness, Haughtiness, Imperiousness, Lordliness, Overbearingness, Superciliousness
2. Adjective. Expressive of contempt. "Makes many a sharp comparison but never a mean or snide one"
Definition of Supercilious
1. a. Lofty with pride; haughty; dictatorial; overbearing; arrogant; as, a supercilious officer; asupercilious air; supercilious behavior.
Definition of Supercilious
1. Adjective. Arrogantly superior; showing contemptuous indifference; haughty. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Supercilious
1. [adj]
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Literary usage of Supercilious
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Germany by Staël (Anne-Louise-Germaine), Orlando Williams Wight, Friedrich Max Müller (1861)
"CHAPTER X. Or supercilious FOLLY AND BENEVOLENT MEDIOCRITY. SUPERIORITY of mind
and soul is seldom met ... In France, Folly is animated, but supercilious. ..."
2. Letters from Abroad to Kindred at Home by Catharine Maria Sedgwick (1841)
"face, her supercilious demeanour, and her Brussels- lace mantilla, to our peasant
companions, with their clean,substantial, well-preserved dresses, ..."
3. Letters from Abroad to Kindred at Home by Catharine Maria Sedgwick (1841)
"face, her supercilious demeanour, and her Brussels- lace mantilla, to our peasant
companions, with their clean, substantial, well-preserved dresses, ..."
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