Grep of noun supercilious
superciliousness
Overview of adj supercilious
The adj supercilious has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (1) disdainful, haughty, lordly, prideful, sniffy, supercilious, swaggering -- (having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy; "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"; "shaggy supercilious camels"; "a more swaggering mood than usual"- W.L.Shirer)
2. supercilious, sneering, snide -- (expressive of contempt; "curled his lip in a supercilious smile"; "spoke in a sneering jeering manner"; "makes many a sharp comparison but never a mean or snide one")
Antonyms of adj supercilious
2 senses of supercilious
Sense 1
disdainful, haughty, lordly, prideful, sniffy, supercilious, swaggering
INDIRECT (VIA proud) -> humble
Sense 2
supercilious, sneering, snide
INDIRECT (VIA uncomplimentary) -> complimentary
Similarity of adj supercilious
2 senses of supercilious
Sense 1
disdainful, haughty, lordly, prideful, sniffy, supercilious, swaggering
=> proud (vs. humble)
Sense 2
supercilious, sneering, snide
=> uncomplimentary (vs. complimentary)
Attributes of adj supercilious
Familiarity of adj supercilious
supercilious used as an adjective is rare (polysemy count = 2)
Grep of adj supercilious
supercilious
Overview of adj supercilious
The adj supercilious has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (1) disdainful, haughty, lordly, prideful, sniffy, supercilious, swaggering -- (having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy; "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"; "shaggy supercilious camels"; "a more swaggering mood than usual"- W.L.Shirer)
2. supercilious, sneering, snide -- (expressive of contempt; "curled his lip in a supercilious smile"; "spoke in a sneering jeering manner"; "makes many a sharp comparison but never a mean or snide one")
supercilious definition
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