supercilious[adjective]Synonyms: scornful, arrogant, contemptuous, disdainful, haughty, lofty, snooty
(informal), stuck-up
(informal)
Related Words: sniffish,
sniffy,
snifty,
snippy,
snuffy,
sneering [TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
su‧per‧cil‧i‧ous /ˌsuːpəˈsɪliəs◂ $ -pər-/
adjective formal[
Date: 1500-1600;
Language: Latin;
Origin: superciliosus, from supercilium 'eyebrow, proud and unfriendly behavior']
behaving as if you think that other people are less important than you – used to show disapproval
Synonym : self-important:
supercilious wine waiters—superciliously adverb—superciliousness noun [uncountable] [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲