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Word | Supercilious |
Urdu Meaning | دوسروں کو حقير سمجھنے والا, متکبر |
having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy; some economists are disdainful of their colleagues in other social disciplines; haughty aristocrats; his lordly manners were offensive; walked with a prideful swagger; very sniffy about breaches of etiquette; his mother eyed my clothes with a supercilious air; shaggy supercilious camels; a more swaggering mood than usual- W.L.Shirer / full of pride or arrogance / Lofty with pride / arrogant; condescending; patronizing / behaving or looking as though one thinks one is superior to others. / having or showing the proud and unpleasant attitude of people who think that they are better or more important than other people, | |
Usage | ⇒ She is supercilious person and cant bear anyone elses superiority ⇒ The supercilious headwaiter sneered at customers who he thought did not fit the image of a restaurant catering to an ultrafashionable crowd. ⇒ the supercilious art dealer rolled her eyes when we asked if she had anything for under $1, ⇒ a supercilious lady's maid |
Synonyms | haughty, disdainful, arrogant, lofty, scornful, superior, contemptuous, high and mighty, lordly, overweening, overbearing, snooty, cavalier, patronizing, proud, snobbish, snotty, uppity, condescending, pompous, |
Antonyms | humble, modest, demure, meek, unassuming, complimentary, unpretentious, lowly, quiet, sheepish, unobtrusive, abject, acquiescent, admiring, ashamed, attentive, balmy, base, bashful, benign, |
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