Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - supercilious
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adj. assuming an air of contemptuous indifference or superiority. Derivatives superciliously adv. superciliousness n. Etymology: L superciliosus (as SUPERCILIARY) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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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 ADJ c darkgreen]disapproval ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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~ adj behaving as if you think that other people are less important than you; haughty (She's got a supercilious way of speaking that makes me want to scream! | a supercilious smile) - superciliously adv - superciliousness n ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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- 1529, from L. superciliosus "haughty, arrogant," from supercilium "haughty demeanor, pride," originally "eyebrow" (via notion of raising the eyebrow to express haughtiness), from super "above" + cilium "eyelid," related to celare "to cover, hide." ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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