supercilious 音標拼音: [s
, upɚs'ɪliəs]
a . 傲慢的,自大的,目空一切的
傲慢的,自大的,目空一切的
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 "; "
a more swaggering mood than usual "-
W .
L .
Shirer [
synonym : {
disdainful }, {
haughty },
{
imperious }, {
lordly }, {
overbearing }, {
prideful },
{
sniffy }, {
supercilious }, {
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 " [
synonym :
{
supercilious }, {
sneering }, {
snide }]
Supercilious \
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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 *
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ness },
n .
[
1913 Webster ]
40 Moby Thesaurus words for "
supercilious ":
arrogant ,
cavalier ,
clannish ,
cliquish ,
condescending ,
contemptuous ,
contumelious ,
disdainful ,
dismissive ,
exclusive ,
haughty ,
high and mighty ,
high -
and -
mighty ,
highfalutin ,
hoity -
toity ,
insolent ,
la -
di -
da ,
lofty ,
lordly ,
overbearing ,
patronizing ,
pompous ,
pretentious ,
scornful ,
sneering ,
sniffy ,
snippy ,
snobbish ,
snobby ,
snooty ,
snotty ,
snuffy ,
stuck -
up ,
stuffy ,
superior ,
toploftical ,
toplofty ,
uppish ,
uppity ,
withering
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