2 definitions found
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Supercilious \Su`per*cil"i*ous\, a. [L. superciliosus, fr
supercilium an eyebrow, pride; super over + cilium an
eyelid; probably akin to celare to conceal. Cf {Conceal}.]
Lofty with pride; haughty; dictatorial; overbearing;
arrogant; as a supercilious officer; asupercilious air;
supercilious behavior. -- {Su`per*cil"i*ous*ly}, adv --
{Su`per*cil"i*ous*ness}, n.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
supercilious
adj 1: 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 [syn: {disdainful}, {haughty},
{lordly}, {prideful}, {sniffy}, {swaggering}]
2: 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" [syn: {sneering},
{snide}]
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