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supercilious(dictionary)

supercilious (iou)



supercilious adjective. E16.
[from Latin superciliosus, formed as SUPERCILIUM: see -OUS.]
Haughtily contemptuous in character or demeanour; having or expressing an air of contemptuous indifference or superiority. (Earliest in superciliously.) E16.
Dictatorial, overbearing; censorious. L16-L18.
Zoology. In names of animals: distinguished by a conspicuous stripe, prominence, etc., over the eye. L18-E19.
superciliously adverb E16.
superciliousness noun M17.