| ADJECTIVE | all | supercilious, disdainful, haughty, imperious, lordly, overbearing, prideful, sniffy, swaggering | having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy |
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| all | supercilious, sneering, snide | expressive of contempt / contempt |
| Sounds | suw.persih'liyahs | |
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| Rhymes | abacus ... zealous: 1164 rhymes with ahs... | |
| Meaning | Having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy. | |
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| Example | "his mother eyed my clothes with a supercilious air" | |
| Synonyms | disdainful, haughty, imperious, lordly, overbearing, prideful, sniffy, swaggering | |
| Broader | proud | Feeling self-respect or pleasure in something by which you measure your self-worth |
| Spanish | altivo, arrogante, desdeñoso, despectivo, imperioso, orgulloso, soberbio | |
| Catalan | arrogant, desdenyós, despectiu, imperiós, superb | |
| Nouns | superciliousness | the trait of displaying arrogance by patronizing those considered inferior |
| Meaning | expressive of contempt / contempt. | |
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| Example | "curled his lip in a supercilious smile" | |
| Synonyms | sneering, snide | |
| Broader | uncomplimentary | tending to (or intended to) detract or disparage |
| Spanish | altanero, desdeñoso, despectivo | |
| Nouns | superciliousness | the trait of displaying arrogance by patronizing those considered inferior |
| Adverbs | superciliously | with a sneer |
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