Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- In a supercilious manner; haughtily; with an air of contempt.
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- adverb In a
supercilious manner.
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- adverb with a sneer; in an uncomplimentary sneering manner
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Examples
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What will you prefer? an English work? or "-- superciliously --" perhaps
Molly Bawn Margaret Wolfe Hamilton
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Wilson, who should have been more embarrassed than he was, conceded that Findley was correct — but added, superciliously, that he had forgotten more law than Findley had ever learned.
We the People Michael W. McConnell 2010
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She sniffed superciliously and gave me the change in small silver, and I had my revenge by biting and ringing every piece of it.
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Far from feeling contrite toward Argentina, U.S. diplomats treated the Valenzuela episode rather flippantly and superciliously.
Nikolas Kozloff: WikiLeaks and Latin America: Same Old Imperious U.S. Diplomats Nikolas Kozloff 2010
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Far from feeling contrite toward Argentina, U.S. diplomats treated the Valenzuela episode rather flippantly and superciliously.
Nikolas Kozloff: WikiLeaks and Latin America: Same Old Imperious U.S. Diplomats Nikolas Kozloff 2010
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He basically shrugged his shoulders in response to the spill, and very superciliously noted that "getting our sources of energy has risks," then bloodlessly reminded us of the 29 miners in West Virginia who recently perished.
Elizabeth Bisbee Silber: On Laissez-Faire Government, the Oil Spill, and Conservative Hypocrisy 2010
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His head was a might puny, superciliously tiny and just outright dinky.
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Far from feeling contrite toward Argentina, U.S. diplomats treated the Valenzuela episode rather flippantly and superciliously.
Nikolas Kozloff: WikiLeaks and Latin America: Same Old Imperious U.S. Diplomats Nikolas Kozloff 2010
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I try not to treat people badly, nor to superciliously condemn them on the basis of some ancient myth or other.
Cathedral of Hope in Dallas says it will host 'gay Jesus' play | RELIGION Blog | dallasnews.com 2010
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I just wanted to back up my assertion that left bloggers were superciliously writing such things.
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