supercilious

[US]/ˌsuːpəˈsɪliəs/
[UK]/ˌsuːpərˈsɪliəs/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. showing haughty disdain or indifference
adv. in a haughty or arrogant manner
n. haughtiness; arrogance

Example Sentences

a supercilious lady's maid.

The shop assistant was very supercilious towards me when I asked for some help.

She gave me a supercilious look when I asked a question.

His supercilious attitude made everyone feel uncomfortable.

The supercilious waiter ignored our requests for extra napkins.

She spoke in a supercilious tone that irritated her colleagues.

His supercilious behavior towards the staff did not go unnoticed.

The supercilious remarks from the boss offended many employees.

She had a supercilious air about her that turned people away.

He wore a supercilious expression that showed his disdain for the topic.

The supercilious remarks made by the celebrity caused a backlash on social media.

Despite his supercilious demeanor, he was actually quite insecure deep down.

Real-world Examples

" Shut up about my sister, " said Ron roughly, Phineas Nigellus raised supercilious eyebrows.

Source: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

The supercilious assumption was that on Sunday afternoon I had nothing better to do.

Source: The Great Gatsby (Original Version)

Now he was a sturdy straw-haired man of thirty with a rather hard mouth and a supercilious manner.

Source: The Great Gatsby (Original Version)

And the air of supercilious elegance which had clung about him in his striking Zouave uniform was completely gone.

Source: Gone with the Wind

His cool supercilious voice said: " Yes" ?

Source: Goodbye, My Love (Part 1)

The superabundance of the products made some people supercilious.

Source: Pan Pan

He raised a supercilious eyebrow when he observed that I took it with calm.

Source: Blade (Part 1)

You'll find out some day what your Charles is worth, with his morocco boots and supercilious airs.

Source: Eugénie Grandet

Two young Jewish men passed him, talking in loud voices and craning their necks here and there in fatuous supercilious glances.

Source: Beauty and Destruction (Part 1)

" I am told, on excellent authority, that her father keeps an American dry-goods store, " said Sir Thomas Burdon, looking supercilious.

Source: The Picture of Dorian Gray

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