supercilious

C2 Topic:Describing Qualities
US /ˌsu.pɚˈsɪ.li.əs/ UK /ˌsuː.pəˈsɪ.li.əs/
adj Freq #72773

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    expressive of contempt

    I curled my lip in a supercilious smile.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 adj · expressive of contempt sneeringsnide
Word family
Forms superciliouslysuperciliousness
Related forms supercilium

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin superciliōsus (“haughty”).

View etymology graph ->

Topics

markdown

Send feedback

Optional — only if you'd like a reply.