What does the word supercilious mean? ?

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What does the word supercilious mean? ?

Answer 1

Disdainful

Prideful.

Swaggering

imperious

haughty

sniffy

=  Having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy..

or expressive of contempt.

For example, (my grand mom looked at my girlfriend's tight top with a supercilious air.)

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Answer 2

HI! It means arrogant, haughty,conceited, overbearing, pompous, s****., smug, uppity and so on . Not a good thing to be! Have a good day!

Answer 3

"coolly and patronizingly haughty <reacted to their breach of etiquette with a supercilious smile>

synonyms see PROUD"

Answer 4

Someone who is supercilious looks down on other people.  It's from the Latin word supercilium, meaning "arrogance."

Answer 5

su·per·cil·i·ous  

su·per·cil·i·ous [spər síllee əss]

adj

contemptuously indifferent: full of contempt and arrogance  

[Early 16th century. From Latin superciliosus , from supercilium “eyebrow,” from super “above” + cilium “eyelid,” referring to raised eyebrows as a sign of haughty disdain.]

-su·per·cil·i·ous·ly, adv

-su·per·cil·i·ous·ness, n

Answer 6

haughtily disdainful or contemptuous, as a person or a facial expression.  

Answer 7

its an adjective it means

proud and arrogant

Example: My opponent walks about the ring with a supercilious smile on his face

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