Adjective: supercilious ,soo-pu(r)'si-lee-us
- Having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy
"his mother eyed my clothes with a supercilious air";
- disdainful, haughty, imperious, lordly, overbearing, prideful, sniffy [informal], swaggering, orgulous [archaic], toplofty [US, informal], fastuous [archaic]
- Expressive of contempt
"curled his lip in a supercilious smile";
- sneering, snide
See also: proud, uncomplimentary
Encyclopedia: Supercilious