Found 2 items, similar to Supercilious.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: supercilious
supercilious
adj 1: having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of
those one views as unworthy;
“some economists are
disdainful of their colleagues in other social
disciplines”;
“haughty aristocrats”;
“his lordly
manners were offensive”;
“walked with a prideful
swagger”;
“very sniffy about breaches of etiquette”;
“his mother eyed my clothes with a supercilious air”;
“shaggy supercilious camels”;
“a more swaggering mood
than usual”- W.L.Shirer [syn:
disdainful,
haughty,
lordly,
prideful,
sniffy,
swaggering]
2: expressive of contempt;
“curled his lip in a supercilious
smile”;
“spoke in a sneering jeering manner”;
“makes many
a sharp comparison but never a mean or snide one” [syn:
sneering,
snide]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Supercilious
Supercilious
\Su`per*cil"i*ous\, a. [L. superciliosus, fr.
supercilium an eyebrow, pride; super over, + cilium an
eyelid; probably akin to celare to conceal. Cf.
Conceal.]
Lofty with pride; haughty; dictatorial; overbearing;
arrogant; as, a supercilious officer; asupercilious air;
supercilious behavior. --
Su`per*cil"i*ous*ly, adv. --
Su`per*cil"i*ous*ness, n.
[1913 Webster]