supercilious

Adjective
  1. Having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy (synset 301897176)
    "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"; "a more swaggering mood than usual"
    similar to: proud - feeling self-respect or pleasure in something by which you measure your self-worth; or being a reason for pride
    same as: disdainful, haughty, imperious, lordly, overbearing, prideful, sniffy, swaggering
  2. Expressive of contempt (synset 300910622)
    "curled his lip in a supercilious smile"; "spoke in a sneering jeering manner"; "makes many a sharp comparison but never a mean or snide one"
    similar to: uncomplimentary - tending to (or intended to) detract or disparage
    same as: sneering, snide

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