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(adjective) coolly and patronizingly haughty

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supercilious



wherein a sitcom family—tense mom, supercilious dad, two smirking teens, and an annoying little sister—gathers in the dining room to partake of a delivered pizza.

—p.54 Part II: A Chronicle of the Bush Years (47) by J. Hoberman
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2 years, 9 months ago


Connell is actually drawns towards this supercilious type of person

—p.69 by Sally Rooney
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4 years, 10 months ago


The supercilious Jay Rayner

—p.129 Dinner with Schmucks (126) by The Baffler
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3 years, 11 months ago


His “area of specialty,” as he called it in a supercilious tone, was wolves

—p.17 The Wamsutter Wolf (17) by Annie Proulx
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3 years, 11 months ago


Perhaps the superciliousness of some of my peers was related to this underlying fear.

—p.88 Base Culture (85) missing author
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4 years, 1 month ago