English-Thai Dictionary

supercilious

ADJ ดูหมิ่น  ดูถูก  เหยียดหยาม  หยิ่งยโส  contemptuous disdainful scornful du-min

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

SUPERCILIOUS

a.[L. superciliosus. See above. ] 1. Lofty with pride; haughty; dictatorial; overbearing; as a supercilious officer.
2. Manifesting haughtiness, or proceeding from it; overbearing; as a supercilious air; supercilious behavior.

 

SUPERCILIOUSLY

adv. Haughtily; dogmatically; with an air of contempt.

 

SUPERCILIOUSNESS

n.Haughtiness; an overbearing temper or manner.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

SUPERCILIOUS

Su `per *cil "i *ous, a. Etym: [L. superciliosus, fr. supercilium an eyebrow, pride; super over, + cilium an eyelid; probably akin to celare to conceal. Cf. Conceal. ]

 

Defn: Lofty with pride; haughty; dictatorial; overbearing; arrogant; as, a supercilious officer; asupercilious air; supercilious behavior. -- Su `per *cil "i *ous *ly, adv. -- Su `per *cil "i *ous *ness, n.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

supercilious

su per cil i ous |ˌso͞opərˈsilēəs ˌsupərˈsɪliəs | ▶adjective behaving or looking as though one thinks one is superior to others: a supercilious lady's maid. DERIVATIVES su per cil i ous ly adverb, su per cil i ous ness noun ORIGIN early 16th cent.: from Latin superciliosus ‘haughty, ’ from supercilium ‘eyebrow. ’

 

Oxford Dictionary

supercilious

supercilious |suːpəˈsɪlɪəs sjuː -| ▶adjective behaving or looking as though one thinks one is superior to others: a supercilious lady's maid. DERIVATIVES superciliously adverb, superciliousness noun ORIGIN early 16th cent.: from Latin superciliosus ‘haughty ’, from supercilium ‘eyebrow ’.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

supercilious

supercilious adjective a supercilious young clerk: arrogant, haughty, conceited, disdainful, overbearing, pompous, condescending, superior, patronizing, imperious, proud, snobbish, snobby, smug, scornful, sneering; informal hoity-toity, high and mighty, uppity, snooty, stuck-up, snotty, snot-nosed, jumped up, too big for one's britches.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

supercilious

supercilious adjective a supercilious young minister: arrogant, haughty, conceited, disdainful, overbearing, pompous, condescending, superior, patronizing, imperious, proud, lofty, lordly, snobbish, snobby, overweening, smug; pretentious, affected; scornful, mocking, sneering, scoffing; informal hoity-toity, high and mighty, uppity, snooty, stuck-up, fancy-pants, toffee-nosed, snotty, jumped up, too big for one's boots. ANTONYMS humble, modest.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

supercilious

su per cil i ous /sùːpə r sɪ́liəs , ｟英 ｠sjùː -/形容詞 ｟非難して ｠〈人 態度などが 〉人を見下すような, 偉そうな, 横柄な (haughty ).～ly 副詞 ～ness 名詞