supercilious

From those odd eyes of his, his countenance gathered an air of superciliousness tempered by a gentle melancholy.
Mistress Wilding|Rafael Sabatini
It is on many accounts not only wicked, but foolish, to conduct yourselves with provoking superciliousness towards inferiors.
Female Scripture Biographies, Vol. I|Francis Augustus Cox
Noted reed-drawers were they too, and looked round upon the other three with some superciliousness.
Tess of the d'Urbervilles|Thomas Hardy
The superciliousness that lurked in her manner told Venn that thus far he had utterly failed.
Return of the Native|Thomas Hardy

Want of punctuality seems to proceed either from pride and superciliousness, or from some infirmity, some weakness of character.
Advice to a Young Man upon First Going to Oxford|Edward Berens

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supercilious

/ (ˌsuːpəˈsɪlɪəs) /

adjective

displaying arrogant pride, scorn, or indifference

Derived forms of supercilious

superciliously, adverbsuperciliousness, noun

Word Origin for supercilious

C16: from Latin superciliōsus, from supercilium eyebrow; see superciliary

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