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- Dictionarysu·per·cil·i·ous/ˌso͞opərˈsilēəs/
adjective
- 1. behaving or looking as though one thinks one is superior to others: "a supercilious lady's maid"
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Supercilious means showing scorn for inferiors or having a cool, patronizing haughtiness. Learn the origin, synonyms, examples, and history of this adjective from the Latin word for eyebrow.
Supercilious means behaving as if you are better than other people, and that their opinions, beliefs, or ideas are not important. Learn more about this adjective, its synonyms, antonyms, and usage in sentences from the Cambridge English Corpus.
Supercilious people think very highly of themselves, more highly than of others. If your sister tends to act snobby and superior, you can describe her as supercilious. You might expect Nobel Prize winners to be supercilious — after all, they've reached the very heights of their profession.
haughtily disdainful or contemptuous, as a person or a facial expression. Synonyms: scornful, arrogant. Antonyms: humble. supercilious. / ˌsuːpəˈsɪlɪəs / adjective. displaying arrogant pride, scorn, or indifference.
Supercilious means behaving as if you are better than other people, and that their opinions, beliefs, or ideas are not important. Learn more about this adjective, its synonyms, and how to use it in sentences from various sources.
Supercilious means behaving in a way that shows you think you are better than other people. Learn the synonyms, pronunciation, word origin and usage of supercilious with sentences and images.
Supercilious means feeling or showing haughty disdain or contempt. Learn the word history, pronunciation, and translations of supercilious in Spanish and other languages.
