Meaning of Superciliousness | Babel Free
Equivalents
العربية
التكبّر
Examples
“...and externally more resembling her mother than any of her sisters, though she lacked Lady Anne's commanding height and that cast⟳ of countenance which indicated powerful intellect, but was unfortunately mingled with pride and superciliousness, which was the extreme reverse of Mary's expression.”
“His little eyes glittered like⟳ mica discs with curiosity, though he tried to keep⟳ up a bit of superciliousness.”
“He saw⟳ Dr. Simon, a typical French scientist, with glasses, a pointed brown beard, and a forehead barred with those parallel wrinkles which are the penalty of superciliousness, since they come⟳ through constantly elevating the eyebrows.”
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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