Definition for SU-PER-CIL'I-OUS

SU-PER-CIL'I-OUS, a. [L. superciliosus. See above.]

  1. Lofty with pride; haughty; dictatorial; overbearing; as, a supercilious officer.
  2. Manifesting haughtiness, or proceeding from it; overbearing; as, a supercilious air; supercilious behavior.

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