supercilious

English - Turkish

Definition of supercilious in English Turkish dictionary

başkalarına tepeden bakan

kibirli

burnu büyük

özünü beğenmiş

mağrur

gurur

{s} kendini beğenmiş

{s} başkalarına tepeden bakan; (birinin/bir şeyin) ne kadar hor görüldüğünü belirten

superciliousnesskibir

superciliouslykibirle

{s} tepeden bakan

Related Terms

superciliousness

kibir

superciliously

kibirle

English - English

Definition of supercilious in English English dictionary

Arrogantly superior; showing contemptuous indifference; haughty

exhibiting haughty and careless contempt

{a} haughty, arbitrary, dictatorial

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"

Lofty with pride; haughty; dictatorial; overbearing; arrogant; as, a supercilious officer; asupercilious air; supercilious behavior

{s} conceited, haughty, boastful, arrogant, disdainful, contemptuous

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"; "shaggy supercilious camels"; "a more swaggering mood than usual"- W L Shirer

disapproval If you say that someone is supercilious, you disapprove of them because they behave in a way that shows they think they are better than other people. His manner is supercilious and arrogant = disdainful. behaving as if you think that other people are less important than you - used to show disapproval = self-important (superciliosus, from supercilium )

Related Terms

superciliously

{a} haughtily, contemptuously

superciliousness

{n} haughtiness, great pride

superciliously

sneeringly: with a sneer; in an uncomplimentary sneering manner; "`I don't believe in these customs,' he said sneeringly"

superciliously

In a supercilious manner

superciliously

haughtily, conceitedly, arrogantly, contemptuously

superciliousness

{i} arrogance, pride, haughtiness

superciliousness

The property of being supercilious

superciliousness

the trait of displaying arrogance by patronizing those considered inferior

Hyphenation

su·per·ci·li·ous

Turkish pronunciation

supırsîliıs

Synonyms

bossy, cavalier, cocky, condescending, contemptuous, disdainful, egotistic, haughty, high-and-mighty, imperious, insolent, lofty, nervy, overbearing, patronizing

Antonyms

humble, modest

Pronunciation

/ˌso͞opərˈsəlēəs/ /ˌsuːpɜrˈsɪliːəs/

Etymology

() From Latin supercilium (“eyebrow, loftiness in demeanour”).