supercilious
adjective
[ suːpəˈsɪlɪəs ]
• behaving or looking as though one thinks one is superior to others.
• "a supercilious lady's maid"
Similar:
arrogant,
haughty,
conceited,
disdainful,
overbearing,
pompous,
condescending,
superior,
patronizing,
imperious,
proud,
lofty,
lordly,
snobbish,
snobby,
overweening,
smug,
pretentious,
affected,
scornful,
mocking,
sneering,
scoffing,
hoity-toity,
high and mighty,
uppity,
snooty,
stuck-up,
fancy-pants,
toffee-nosed,
snotty,
jumped up,
too big for one's boots,
Origin:
early 16th century: from Latin superciliosus ‘haughty’, from supercilium ‘eyebrow’.
