What does supercilious mean in English? Meaning of supercilious definition and abbreviation with examples.
Meaning of "supercilious": having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy
Adjective
Meaning: having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthyExample: 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 usualSynonyms: disdainful
haughty
imperious
lordly
overbearing
prideful
sniffy
supercilious
swaggeringSimilar: proudPronunciation in US: /ˌsuːpɚˈsɪliəs/
Pronunciation in UK: /ˌsuː.pə(ɹ)ˈsɪ.li.əs/, /ˌsjuː.pə(ɹ)ˈsɪ.li.əs/
Meaning of "supercilious": expressive of contempt
Adjective
Meaning: expressive of contemptExample: curled his lip in a supercilious smile
spoke in a sneering jeering manner
makes many a sharp comparison but never a mean or snide oneSynonyms: sneering
snide
superciliousSimilar: uncomplimentaryPronunciation in US: /ˌsuːpɚˈsɪliəs/
Pronunciation in UK: /ˌsuː.pə(ɹ)ˈsɪ.li.əs/, /ˌsjuː.pə(ɹ)ˈsɪ.li.əs/
Adjective: Arrogantly superior; showing contemptuous indifference; haughty. 2013 May 23, Sarah Lyall, "British Leader’s Liberal Turn Sets Off a Rebellion in His Party," New York Times (retrieved 29 May 2013): Buffeted by criticism of his policy on Europe, battered by rebellion in the ranks over his bill to legalize same-sex marriage and wounded by the perception that he is supercilious, contemptuous and out of touch with mainstream Conservatism, Mr. Cameron earlier this week took the highly unusual step of sending a mass e-mail (or, as he called it, “a personal note”) to his party’s grass-roots members. 1925, F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby, Chapter I Now he was a sturdy, straw haired man of thirty with a rather hard mouth and a supercilious manner.2013 May 23, Sarah Lyall, "British Leader’s Liberal Turn Sets Off a Rebellion in His Party," New York Times (retrieved 29 May 2013): Buffeted by criticism of his policy on Europe, battered by rebellion in the ranks over his bill to legalize same-sex marriage and wounded by the perception that he is supercilious, contemptuous and out of touch with mainstream Conservatism, Mr. Cameron earlier this week took the highly unusual step of sending a mass e-mail (or, as he called it, “a personal note”) to his party’s grass-roots members.1925, F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby, Chapter I Now he was a sturdy, straw haired man of thirty with a rather hard mouth and a supercilious manner.Synonyms:
bossy, cavalier, cocky, condescending, contemptuous, disdainful, egotistic, haughty, imperious, insolent, lofty, nervy, overbearing, patronizing, proud, scornful, superior, uppity, vainglorious, high-and-mighty, putting on airs, snobby,
Antonyms:
humble, modest,
