Supercilious

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Feeling or showing haughty disdain. See Synonyms at proud.
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  • adj. Arrogantly superior; showing contemptuous indifference; haughty.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Lofty with pride; haughty; dictatorial; overbearing; arrogant
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Lofty with pride; haughtily contemptuous; overbearing.
  • Manifesting haughtiness, or proceeding from it; overbearing; arrogant: as, a supercilious air; supercilious behavior.
  • Synonyms Disdainful, contemptuous, overweening, lordly, consequential. See arrogance.
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  • adj. having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy
  • adj. expressive of contempt
    • Equivalent
    proud    uncomplimentary   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    haughty    dictatorial    overbearing    arrogant    proud   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    bilious    punctilious   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    contemptuous    haughty    disdainful    sardonic    condescend   
     
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