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English to English adjective 1. Lofty with pride; haughty; dictatorial; overbearing; arrogant; as, a supercilious officer; asupercilious air; supercilious behavior.  source: webster1913
adjective satellite 2. 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 source: wordnet30
3. 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 source: wordnet30
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