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supercilious |
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")
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