The meaning of Supercilious

adjective

Influenced or touched by an external factor.

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Affected areas

verb

Have an effect on; make a difference to.

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The dampness began to affect my health

verb

Pretend to have or feel (something).

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As usual i affected a supreme unconcern

adjective

Having or revealing an exaggerated sense of one's own importance or abilities.

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He's arrogant and opinionated

adjective

Proud in an unpleasant way and behaving as if you are better or more important than other people

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I never met a more conceited and arrogant young man., i was disgusted by his arrogance., lapham arr…

adjective

Excessively proud of oneself; vain.

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Fred's so conceited he'd never believe anyone would refuse him

adjective

Too proud of yourself and your actions and abilities

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Without wishing to sound conceited, i am the best salesperson in the company.

adjective

Having or showing an attitude of patronizing superiority.

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She thought the teachers were arrogant and condescending

verb

Show that one feels superior; be patronizing.

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Take care not to condescend to your reader

adjective

Showing that you consider yourself better or more intelligent

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His condescending attitude offended his teammates.

adjective

Showing contempt or lack of respect.

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With a last disdainful look, she turned towards the door

adjective

Showing that someone does not like someone or something and thinks that they do not deserve interest or respect

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She cast a disdainful glance at the food., disdainful of he is openly disdainful of journalists who…

adjective

Arrogantly superior and disdainful.

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A look of haughty disdain

adjective

Unreasonably proud and unfriendly

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They show a haughty contempt of others.

adjective

Unfriendly and seeming to consider yourself better than other people

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She has a rather haughty manner.

adjective

Arrogant and domineering.

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His imperious demands

adjective

With an attitude of authority and expecting obedience

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She was a very imperious, arrogant woman.

adjective

Of imposing height.

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The elegant square was shaded by lofty palms

adjective

High

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Lofty mountains, lofty sentiments

adjective

Of, characteristic of, or suitable for a lord.

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Lordly titles

adjective

Used to decribe someone who behaves as if they are better than other people

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A lordly air

adjective

Unpleasantly overpowering.

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An overbearing, ill-tempered brute

verb

Overcome by emotional pressure or physical force.

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His will had not been overborne by another's influence

adjective

Too confident and too determined to tell other people what to do, in a way that is unpleasant and not easy to like

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An overbearing father

adjective

Showing excessive confidence or pride.

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Overweening ambition

adjective

Being too proud or confident in yourself

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Overweening pride/arrogance/vanity, she is driven by overweening ambition.

adjective

Apparently kind or helpful but betraying a feeling of superiority; condescending.

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We both occasionally experienced patronizing attitudes from staff

verb

Treat in a way that is apparently kind or helpful but that betrays a feeling of superiority.

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She was determined not to be put down or patronized

adjective

Affectedly grand, solemn, or self-important.

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A pompous ass who pretends he knows everything

adjective

Feeling or showing that you think you are better or more important than other people

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I regarded him as somewhat pompous and opinionated., the pomposity of new york society

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Attempting to impress by affecting greater importance or merit than is actually possessed.

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Pretentious art films

adjective

Trying to give the appearance of great importance, esp. in a way that is obvious

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Pretentious restaurants, pretentious, silly poetry

adjective

Feeling deep pleasure or satisfaction as a result of one's own achievements, qualities, or possessions or those of someone with whom one is closely associated.

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A proud grandma of three boys

adjective

Feeling satisfaction and pleasure because of something that you have achieved, possess, or are a part of

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He’s very proud of his daughters., the company is proud of its environmental record., [ + to infini…

adjective

Feeling or expressing contempt or derision.

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The opposition were scornful of the prime minister's proposal

adjective

Having or showing an excessive pride in oneself or one's achievements.

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He was feeling smug after his win

adjective

Relating to, characteristic of, or like a snob.

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The writer takes a rather snobbish tone

adjective

Like a snob

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My brother is very snobbish about cars.

adjective

Relating to, characteristic of, or like a snob.

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She is ostracized by the snobby rich kids at school

adjective

Like a snob (= a person who respects and likes only people who are of a high social class, or a person who has extremely high standards and is not satisfied by the things that ordinary people like)

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My friends who live in the city are snobby about the suburbs., there was a very snobby attitude tow…

adjective

Higher in rank, status, or quality.

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A superior officer

noun

A person superior to another in rank or status, especially a colleague in a higher position.

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Obeying their superiors' orders

adjective

Better than average, or better than others of the same type

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They were clearly the superior team., some people think acoustic recordings are superior to digital…