Definition of SUPERCILIOUS

supercilious

Adjective Satellite

  • having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy; ; ; ; ; ; ; - W.L.Shirer
    • "his mother eyed my clothes with a supercilious air"
  • expressive of contempt
    • "curled his lip in a supercilious smile"

Adj

  • Arrogantly superior; showing contemptuous indifference; haughty.

Origin / Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin superciliōsus (“haughty”).

Scrabble Score: 16

supercilious: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
supercilious: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
supercilious: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 21

supercilious: valid Words With Friends Word