supercilious
/soo-per-SIL-ee-us/adjectivebehaving as though others are beneath one; haughtily disdainful
“The supercilious waiter corrected our pronunciation of the wine.”
- Synonyms
- arrogant, haughty, disdainful
- Antonyms
- humble, deferential
- Root
- super- (above)
- Memory hook
- super (above) + cilium (eyebrow): judging you with a raised eyebrow.
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