| slovo | definícia |
supercilious
(encz) | supercilious,pohrdavý adj: Zdeněk Brož |
Supercilious
(gcide) | Supercilious \Su`per*cil"i*ous\, a. [L. superciliosus, fr.
supercilium an eyebrow, pride; super over, + cilium an
eyelid; probably akin to celare to conceal. Cf. Conceal.]
Lofty with pride; haughty; dictatorial; overbearing;
arrogant; as, a supercilious officer; asupercilious air;
supercilious behavior. -- Su`per*cil"i*ous*ly, adv. --
Su`per*cil"i*ous*ness, n.
[1913 Webster] |
supercilious
(wn) | supercilious
adj 1: having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of
those one views as unworthy; "some economists are
disdainful of their colleagues in other social
disciplines"; "haughty aristocrats"; "his lordly manners
were offensive"; "walked with a prideful swagger"; "very
sniffy about breaches of etiquette"; "his mother eyed my
clothes with a supercilious air"; "a more swaggering mood
than usual"- W.L.Shirer [syn: disdainful, haughty,
imperious, lordly, overbearing, prideful,
sniffy, supercilious, swaggering]
2: expressive of contempt; "curled his lip in a supercilious
smile"; "spoke in a sneering jeering manner"; "makes many a
sharp comparison but never a mean or snide one" [syn:
supercilious, sneering, snide] |
| | podobné slovo | definícia |
superciliously
(encz) | superciliously,pohrdavě adv: Zdeněk Brož |
superciliousness
(encz) | superciliousness,namyšlenost n: Zdeněk Brožsuperciliousness,pohrdavost n: Zdeněk Brož |
Supercilious
(gcide) | Supercilious \Su`per*cil"i*ous\, a. [L. superciliosus, fr.
supercilium an eyebrow, pride; super over, + cilium an
eyelid; probably akin to celare to conceal. Cf. Conceal.]
Lofty with pride; haughty; dictatorial; overbearing;
arrogant; as, a supercilious officer; asupercilious air;
supercilious behavior. -- Su`per*cil"i*ous*ly, adv. --
Su`per*cil"i*ous*ness, n.
[1913 Webster] |
Superciliously
(gcide) | Supercilious \Su`per*cil"i*ous\, a. [L. superciliosus, fr.
supercilium an eyebrow, pride; super over, + cilium an
eyelid; probably akin to celare to conceal. Cf. Conceal.]
Lofty with pride; haughty; dictatorial; overbearing;
arrogant; as, a supercilious officer; asupercilious air;
supercilious behavior. -- Su`per*cil"i*ous*ly, adv. --
Su`per*cil"i*ous*ness, n.
[1913 Webster] |
Superciliousness
(gcide) | Supercilious \Su`per*cil"i*ous\, a. [L. superciliosus, fr.
supercilium an eyebrow, pride; super over, + cilium an
eyelid; probably akin to celare to conceal. Cf. Conceal.]
Lofty with pride; haughty; dictatorial; overbearing;
arrogant; as, a supercilious officer; asupercilious air;
supercilious behavior. -- Su`per*cil"i*ous*ly, adv. --
Su`per*cil"i*ous*ness, n.
[1913 Webster] |
superciliously
(wn) | superciliously
adv 1: with a sneer; in an uncomplimentary sneering manner; "`I
don't believe in these customs,' he said sneeringly"
[syn: sneeringly, superciliously, snidely] |
superciliousness
(wn) | superciliousness
n 1: the trait of displaying arrogance by patronizing those
considered inferior [syn: condescension,
superciliousness, disdainfulness] |
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