The Only Use
supercilious
in
The Importance of Being Earnest
(Edited)
- Gwendolen. [Superciliously.] No, thank you. Sugar is not fashionable any more.
Act 2superciliously = arrogant disdain of those one views as unworthy
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)