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Definition of Superciliousness
1. Noun. The trait of displaying arrogance by patronizing those considered inferior.
Generic synonyms: Arrogance, Haughtiness, Hauteur, High-handedness, Lordliness
Derivative terms: Disdainful, Disdainful, Supercilious, Supercilious
Definition of Superciliousness
1. Noun. The state or quality of being supercilious. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Superciliousness
Literary usage of Superciliousness
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. History of the Settlement of Upper Canada (Ontario): With Special Reference by William Canniff (1869)
"... of the Colonists— Taxation — Smugglers — Crown Officers —
Persistence—superciliousness— Contest between Old England and New England. ..."
2. Along Spain's River of Romance, the Guadalquivir: The Lure of the Real Spain by Ernest Slater (1912)
"... the Gitano, his Testament and his mules—What Angel did with the Testament—
The superciliousness of mules. HARKING back a little, from Baeza to the point ..."
3. The General Biographical Dictionary: Containing an Historical and Critical by Alexander Chalmers (1814)
"... and not framed to low observances and vulgar compliances, incurred thereby
the imputation of pride and superciliousness among vulgar minds. ..."
4. An Ethical Essay: Or, an Attempt to Enumerate the Several Duties which We by Edward Augustus Holyoke (1830)
"... unsociable Disposition, disturbs the Peace and Harmony of Society, spoils good
Company, and damps good Humour. HAUGHTINESS, superciliousness, INSOLENCE ..."
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