All 5 Uses of
supercilious
in
Main Street
- Carol apologized for her superciliousness.†
Chpt 6 *
- Carol had warned herself not to be so "beastly supercilious."†
Chpt 11
- But as she followed Kennicott to the elevator the coat-check girl, a confident young woman, with cheeks powdered like lime, and a blouse low and thin and furiously crimson, inspected her, and under that supercilious glance Carol was shy again.†
Chpt 17
- No aching color of the sea and pride of supercilious people, but the reality of a round-bellied nickel alarm-clock on a shelf against a fuzzy unplaned pine wall, with a stiff gray wash-rag hanging above it and a kerosene-stove standing below.†
Chpt 19
- She fancied that a man with dinner-coat and waxed mustache glanced superciliously at Harry's highly form-fitting bright-brown suit and Juanita's tan silk frock, which was doubtful at the seams.†
Chpt 38
Definition:
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(supercilious) arrogant (acting as if better, more important, and superior in ideas than others)