Both Uses
supercilious
in
War and Peace
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- Besides this, in his behavior to women Anatole had a manner which particularly inspires in them curiosity, awe, and even love—a supercilious consciousness of his own superiority.†
Chpt 3 *supercilious = arrogant
- Really very good!" said Nicholas with some unintentional superciliousness, as if ashamed to confess that the sounds pleased him very much.†
Chpt 7
Definitions:
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(1)
(supercilious) arrogant (acting as if better, more important, and superior in ideas than others)
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)