Tuesday word: Supercilious

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Tuesday, Feb. 01, 2022

Supercilious (adjective)
su·per·cil·i·ous [soo-per-sil-ee-uhs]

adjective
1. haughtily disdainful or contemptuous, as a person or a facial expression.

OTHER WORDS FROM SUPERCILIOUS
su·per·cil·i·ous·ly, adverb
su·per·cil·i·ous·ness, noun
un·su·per·cil·i·ous, adjective
un·su·per·cil·i·ous·ly, adverb

WORDS RELATED TO SUPERCILIOUS
bossy, cavalier, cocky, condescending, contemptuous, disdainful, egotistic, haughty, high-and-mighty, imperious, insolent, lofty, nervy, overbearing, patronizing, proud, scornful, snobby, superior, uppity

See synonyms for supercilious on Thesaurus.com
OTHER WORDS FOR SUPERCILIOUS
arrogant, scornful.

OPPOSITES FOR SUPERCILIOUS
humble.

Origin: From the Latin word superciliosus, dating back to 1520–30. See supercilium, -ous

HOW TO USE SUPERCILIOUS IN A SENTENCE
Too often, it's just our supercilious attitude to this thing called relief.
THE POINTLESSNESS OF SOME DISASTER CHARITY AFTER THE INDIAN FLOODS|DILIP D’SOUZA|JUNE 26, 2013|DAILY BEAST

To point that out, of course, will only strengthen her sense of being persecuted by supercilious elites.
HOW PALIN FLUNKS FEMINISM|MICHELLE GOLDBERG|NOVEMBER 26, 2010|DAILY BEAST

Gore comes off as a supercilious grandstander who gets swatted away dismissively by the brilliant Bill Clinton.
THE QUIET GENERAL STRIKES BACK|LLOYD GROVE|OCTOBER 15, 2010|DAILY BEAST

He always kept within certain carefully laid bounds of supercilious politeness.
THE SOLDIER OF THE VALLEY|NELSON LLOYD

Now YOU come up with a sentence (or fic? or graphic?) that best illustrates the word.

Comments

[spikesgirl58.livejournal.com]

That's how you spell it. It's very hard to look up a word when you aren't sure of the spelling. Thank you for this!!!

[full-metal-ox.livejournal.com]

Here’s one of my favorite uses, in the song “Give Me An Inch” by Hazel O’Connor, from the 1980 film Breaking Glass. (Pop-cultural Fun Fact: O’Connor’s neon cyborg armor predates Tron by two years.)



Lyrics:

’Ey you, standing there, what you got to stare at?
I'm not shy if your beady little eyes abuse me like some mishap
Cackling laughter behind you, and you're so funny, you're so blunt
Here's a thing you can understand: You are just a programme
You're a programme, you're a programme
(Programme, programme, programme, programme)

Give me an inch, and I'll take me a mile
Give me the distance from your supercilious smile
Give me an inch, and I'll take me a mile
Give me the distance from your supercilious smile
Your silliest smile

'ey you, standing there, better get some clothes on
Do as you're told, growing old, and rid your daily poison
Skeletons locked in the closet of mine, locked in tight, but not entwined
See the blind, meet the blind, gotta be cruel and kind
Who is mind-blind, who is mind-blind
(Mind-blind, mind-blind, mind-blind, mind-blind)

Give me an inch, and I'll take me a mile
Give me the distance from your supercilious smile
Give me an inch, and I'll take me a mile
Give me the distance from your supercilious smile
Your silliest smile

You are a programme, you are a programme

Give me an inch, and I'll take me a mile
Give me the distance from your supercilious smile
Give me an inch, and I'll take me a mile
Give me the distance from your supercilious smile
Your silliest smile

Give me an inch, and I'll take me a mile
Give me the distance from your supercilious smile
Give me an inch, and I'll take me a mile
Give me the distance from your supercilious smile
Your silliest smile