supercilious, adj.
freq. cnt. 1
freq. cnt. 1
having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy
<adj.all> freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
disdainful haughty imperious lordly overbearing prideful sniffy supercilious swaggering
sample sentences
"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"
"a more swaggering mood than usual"- W.L.Shirer
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expressive of contempt
<adj.all>
sneering snide supercilious
sample sentences
"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"
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