English Explanatory Dictionary

supercilious

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Arrogantly superior; showing contemptuous indifference; haughty.

Pronunciation

/ˌsuː.pəˈsɪ.li.əs/ /ˌsu.pɚˈsɪ.li.əs/ en-us-supercilious.ogg

Word forms

supercilious more supercilious most supercilious

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin superciliōsus (“haughty”).

Synonyms

airy arrogant chesty authoritarian biggity big-headed blustery boastful bombastic buggish cocky conceited disdainful domineering egotistical entitled flatulent flaunting full of oneself glorious grandiose hankty haught haughty haut high-handed high-hat high and mighty highfalutin hoity-toity holier-than-thou hubristic hubristical imperious inflated insolent la-di-da orgulous ostentatious overbearing overweening pompous presumptuous pretentious priggish puffed up sanctimonious self-important snobbish snooty snotty stout stuck up supercilious thrasonic thrasonical toploftical toplofty tumid turgid

Derived words

superciliously superciliousness unsupercilious
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