Vocabulary Word
Word: supercilious
Definition: haughty; arrogant; condescending; patronizing; CF. eyebrow, cilium
Definition: haughty; arrogant; condescending; patronizing; CF. eyebrow, cilium
Sentences Containing 'supercilious'
For, though elated by his rank, it did not render him supercilious; on the contrary, he was all attention to everybody.
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