Definisjon av supercilious

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Adjective

supercilious - 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"
sneering, snide
uncomplimentary tending to (or intended to) detract or disparage
supercilious - 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
disdainful, haughty, imperious, lordly, overbearing, prideful, sniffy, swaggering
proud feeling self-respect or pleasure in something by which you measure your self-worth; or being a reason for pride; "proud parents"; "proud of his accomplishments"; "a proud moment"; "proud to serve his country"; "a proud name"; "proud princes"
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Adjektiv

supercilious - Arrogantly superior; showing contemptuous indifference; haughty.

Adjektiv - Gradbøying

  • Positiv: supercilious
  • Komparativ: more supercilious
  • Superlativ: most supercilious

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