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supercilious

/soo-per-sil-ee-uhs/US // ˌsu pərˈsɪl i əs //UK // (ˌsuːpəˈsɪlɪəs) //

傲慢无礼,傲慢无礼的,傲慢的,目空一切

Related Words

bossy颐指气使,霸道,霸道的,专横cavalier骑士,骑兵,骑士队,骑马者cocky傲慢的,骄横的,狂妄的,傲慢condescending居高临下,居高临下的,目空一切,屈尊俯就contemptuous轻蔑的,轻视,轻蔑,蔑视disdainful不屑一顾,轻蔑的,不屑一顾的,轻视egotistic自负的,自负,自负的人,自大的haughty傲慢的,高傲的,傲慢,傲慢无礼imperious势在必得,专横的,专横跋扈,专横insolent无礼,无礼的人,无礼的,无理取闹lofty崇高的,崇高,巍峨的,耸人听闻nervy神经质的,神经质,紧张的,紧张overbearing霸道的,霸道,盛气凌人,霸气patronizing袒护性的,袒护,袒护性,袒护他人proud骄傲,骄傲的,自豪,骄傲地说scornful轻视,轻蔑的,轻蔑,轻蔑的态度superior优异的,优异,优等生,优越的uppity傲慢的,嚣张,嚣张的,傲慢vainglorious虚荣心,虚荣心强,虚荣心作祟,虚荣的high-and-mighty高大上,高大上的,高高在上,高大威猛

Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : haughtily disdainful or contemptuous, as a person or a facial expression.

Synonyms & Antonyms

adj.arrogant, stuck-up
Synonyms
bossy颐指气使,霸道,霸道的,专横cavalier骑士,骑兵,骑士队,骑马者cocky傲慢的,骄横的,狂妄的,傲慢condescending居高临下,居高临下的,目空一切,屈尊俯就contemptuous轻蔑的,轻视,轻蔑,蔑视disdainful不屑一顾,轻蔑的,不屑一顾的,轻视egotistic自负的,自负,自负的人,自大的haughty傲慢的,高傲的,傲慢,傲慢无礼high-and-mighty高大上,高大上的,高高在上,高大威猛imperious势在必得,专横的,专横跋扈,专横insolent无礼,无礼的人,无礼的,无理取闹lofty崇高的,崇高,巍峨的,耸人听闻nervy神经质的,神经质,紧张的,紧张overbearing霸道的,霸道,盛气凌人,霸气patronizing袒护性的,袒护,袒护性,袒护他人proud骄傲,骄傲的,自豪,骄傲地说putting on airs做大做强,装腔作势,装模作样,做大手术scornful轻视,轻蔑的,轻蔑,轻蔑的态度snobby势利眼,势利小人,势利的人,势利superior优异的,优异,优等生,优越的uppity傲慢的,嚣张,嚣张的,傲慢vainglorious虚荣心,虚荣心强,虚荣心作祟,虚荣的

Examples

  • Too often, it's just our supercilious attitude to this thing called relief.

  • To point that out, of course, will only strengthen her sense of being persecuted by supercilious elites.

  • Gore comes off as a supercilious grandstander who gets swatted away dismissively by the brilliant Bill Clinton.

  • He always kept within certain carefully laid bounds of supercilious politeness.

  • She glanced uneasily at Gwynne and fancied she could hear him slam the lid of his breeding upon a supercilious sputter.

  • The instant lift of Florimond's eyebrows was full of insolent, supercilious disdain.

  • Would it not have been possible to live in retirement without drawing upon himself the accusation of supercilious hauteur?

  • English notions of what is becoming don't hold good here; you can't stop a man like Wilkinson with a supercilious look.

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