supercilious

Words with a similar base: supercilious

'supercilious'

[disdainful.s.02] as in: having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy; ; ; ; ; ; ; - W.L.Shirer

Examples:
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

'supercilious'

[supercilious.s.02] as in: expressive of contempt

Examples:
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

Origins

					supercilious (English)
└── superciliosus (Latin)
    ├── -osus (Latin)
    └── supercilium (Latin)

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