supercilious

Phonetic Respelling: [ soo-per-sil-ee-uhs ]

Definition:

adj. disdainful or contemptuous; full of or characterized by pride or scorn; haughty

Sentence:

His mother eyed my clothes with a supercilious air.

More example sentences:

His mother eyed my clothes with a supercilious air.

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Synonyms:

disdainful; prideful; swaggering; proud

Antonyms:

humble

How many syllables in supercilious?

5 syllables Play Syllables Game

Divide supercilious into syllables:

su-per-cil-i-ous

Supercilious rhymes:

Three Syllable Rhymes
- bilious
Four Syllable Rhymes
- punctilious

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