SUPERCILIOUS as ADJECTIVE

1. Meaning
   • expressive of contempt
   Synonym(s)
   • sneering (what does sneering mean?)
   • snide (what does snide mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • 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
   Similar To
   • uncomplimentary (what does uncomplimentary mean?)
2. Meaning
   • having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy
   Synonym(s)
   • disdainful (what does disdainful mean?)
   • haughty (what does haughty mean?)
   • lordly (what does lordly mean?)
   • prideful (what does prideful mean?)
   • sniffy (what does sniffy mean?)
   • swaggering (what does swaggering mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • some economists are disdainful of their colleagues in other social disciplines
   • haughty aristocrats
   • his lordly manners were offensive
   • walked with a prideful swa
   Similar To
   • proud (what does proud mean?)