Both Uses of
supercilious
in
Jude the Obscure
- Thus they descended to the precincts of her father's homestead, and Arabella went in, nodding good-bye to him with a supercilious, affronted air.†
Part 1 *
- As Sue had not brought disgrace upon the school by drowning herself, the matron began to speak superciliously of her, and to express gladness that she was gone.†
Part 3
Definition:
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(supercilious) arrogant (acting as if better, more important, and superior in ideas than others)