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Learn the meaning of supercilious with synonyms, antonyms and an example sentence. Part of our 11 plus vocabulary list used for selective school and grammar school preparation.
supercilious
(adjective)
supercilious
(adjective)
Meaning
behaving or looking as if one is superior
Example
"The supercilious student looked down on his classmates during the presentation."
Synonyms
arroganthaughtycondescending
Antonyms
humblemodestmeek
More about this word
Word origin
From Latin 'superciliosus', meaning 'arrogant'.
Related word forms
adverb: superciliously
noun: superciliousness
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