supercilious 1
having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy
Examples
- 1.walked with a prideful swagger
- 2.haughty aristocrats
- 3.his lordly manners were offensive
- 4.a more swaggering mood than usual- W.L.Shirer
- 5.some economists are disdainful of their colleagues in other social disciplines
- 6.very sniffy about breaches of etiquette
- 7.his mother eyed my clothes with a supercilious air
Synonyms
- disdainful 2
having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy
- haughty 1
having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy
- imperious 1
having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy
- lordly 2
having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy
- overbearing 2
having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy
- prideful 1
having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy
- sniffy 1
having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy
- swaggering 1
having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy


