superciliously

English - Turkish

Definition of superciliously in English Turkish dictionary

kibirle

Related Terms

supercilious

başkalarına tepeden bakan

supercilious

burnu büyük

supercilious

kibirli

supercilious

özünü beğenmiş

supercilious

{s} mağrur

supercilious

gurur

supercilious

{s} kendini beğenmiş

supercilious

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

supercilious

superciliousnesskibir

supercilious

superciliouslykibirle

supercilious

{s} tepeden bakan

English - English

Definition of superciliously in English English dictionary

{a} haughtily, contemptuously

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

In a supercilious manner

haughtily, conceitedly, arrogantly, contemptuously

Related Terms

supercilious

exhibiting haughty and careless contempt

supercilious

{a} haughty, arbitrary, dictatorial

supercilious

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"

supercilious

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

supercilious

Arrogantly superior; showing contemptuous indifference; haughty

supercilious

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

supercilious

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

supercilious

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 )

Hyphenation

su·per·ci·li·ous·ly