SUPERCILIOUS


Meaning of SUPERCILIOUS in English

■ adjective having an air of contemptuous superiority.

Derivatives

~ly adverb

~ness noun

Origin

C16: from L. superciliosus 'haughty', from supercilium 'eyebrow'.

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