# superciliously

**Pronunciation:** /ˌsuːpərˈsɪliəsli/ · soo-per-SIL-ee-us-lee

**Part of speech:** adverb

## Meaning

Acting in a way that suggests one is superior to others and treats them with cool, arrogant contempt.

## Examples

- She superciliously dismissed the intern's creative suggestion as entirely unworthy of her time.
- He leaned back in his chair and smiled superciliously at the nervous candidate during the interview.
- The critic superciliously reviewed the film, barely hiding his boredom with the director's efforts.

## Synonyms

- haughtily — implies a proud and disdainful manner.
- arrogantly — implies an overbearing sense of self-importance.
- disdainfully — suggests looking down on someone as beneath notice.
- imperiously — implies a commanding, almost royal arrogance.

## Antonyms

- humbly — acting with modesty and lack of ego.
- modestly — acting without drawing attention to oneself.

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