supercilious
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
From Latin supercilium (“eyebrow, loftiness in demeanour”).
[edit] Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA: /ˌsuː.pə(ɹ)ˈsɪ.li.əs/, /ˌsjuː.pə(ɹ)ˈsɪ.li.əs/, SAMPA: /%su:.p@.(r\)"sI.li.@s/, /%sju:.p@(r\)"sI.li.@s/
- (US) IPA: /ˌsuːpɚˈsɪliəs/, SAMPA: /%sU:p@`"sIli@s/
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Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -ɪliəs
[edit] Adjective
supercilious (comparative more supercilious, superlative most supercilious)
- Arrogantly superior; showing contemptuous indifference; haughty.
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- "Now he was a sturdy, straw haired man of thirty with a rather hard mouth and a supercilious manner." --F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby, Chapter 1
[edit] Synonyms
- See also Wikisaurus:arrogant
[edit] Translations
haughty
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