supercilious
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supercilious
- /ˌsuː.pəˈsɪ.li.əs/ UK
- /ˌsu.pɚˈsɪ.li.əs/ US
Rhymes with -ɪliəs
Where it comes from
Learned borrowing from Latin superciliōsus (“haughty”).
adjective more supercilious · most supercilious
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Arrogantly superior; showing contemptuous indifference; haughty.
[H]is ſupercilious glances grevv humbled, yea, his dazeling ſplendor (eclipſt in the ſetting [i.e., death] of his Maſter) becomes quickly darkned: […]
Similar: airy, arrogant, chesty, authoritarian, biggity, big-headed, blustery, turgescent, boastful, lordly, bombastic, buggish
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adj showing contemptuous indifference
| Español | altivo |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 傲慢 àomàn, 高傲 gāo'ào, 驕傲 /骄傲 jiāo'ào |
| Português | supercilioso, altivo, soberbo |
| Français | hautain |
| Deutsch | arrogant, hochmütig, hochnäsig, anmaßend, herablassend |
| Italiano | altezzoso, sdegnoso |
| Ελληνικά | υπεροπτικός yperoptikós, υπερφίαλος yperfíalos |
| Русский | надме́нный nadménnyj, высокоме́рный vysokomérnyj |
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