superciliousadj.n.

Brit.

/ˌsuːpəˈsɪlɪəs/,

/ˌsjuːpəˈsɪlɪəs/, U.S.

/ˌsupərˈsɪliəs/

Forms: 1500s supercilius, 1500s supercilyous, 1500s supercylyous, 1500s– supercilious, 1600s supercillious, 1600s supersilious.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin superciliōsus.

Etymology: < classical Latin superciliōsus full of stern or disapproving looks, in post-classical Latin also arrogant, disdainful (6th cent.) < supercilium (see supercilium n.) + -ōsus -ous suffix. Compare Middle French supercilieux (1477 in an apparently isolated attestation), Middle French, French sourcilleux (1548), Italian (rare) supercilioso (1561).In sense A. 3b after scientific Latin superciliosus (1758 as a specific name in zoology).

A. adj.

1. Of a person, or his or her character, expression, demeanour, etc.: haughtily contemptuous; having or assuming an air of superiority, indifference, or disdain.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > pride > haughtiness or disdainfulness > [adjective]

overmoodeOE

highlyOE

overmoodOE

overmoodyOE

orgelc1175

dangerous?c1225

orgula1275

orgulousc1275

fiercec1290

hautain1297

highfulc1325

squeamousc1325

deignousc1330

digne1340

disdainousc1374

sirlya1375

lordlyc1390

high-hearteda1398

haught1430

haut1430

coppedc1449

excellentc1450

fastidious?a1475

loftyc1485

dain?1507

hichty1513

stiff-necked1526

supercilious1528

haughty1530

taunt?a1534

disdainfula1542

high in the instep1555

skeighc1560

queen-like?1571

surlyc1572

stately1579

coy1581

paughtya1586

steya1586

disdained1598

dortya1605

lordlike1605

overly1606

magnatical1608

stiff1608

surly-borne1609

high-sighted1610

lofty-minded1611

sublimed1611

patronizing1619

lording1629

sublimated1634

cavaliering1642

uncondescending1660

nose-in-the-air1673

sidy1673

fastuose1674

uncondescensive1681

condescending1707

stiff-rumped1728

fastidiose1730

cavalier1751

ogertful1754

pawky1809

supercilian1825

splendid1833

touch-me-not1852

pincé1858

high-stepping1867

eyeglassy1871

sniffy1871

cavalierly1876

snifty1889

Olympian1900

ritzy1920

mugwumpish1923

blasé1930

stiff-arsed1937

nose-high1939

1528 [implied in: J. Skelton Honorificatissimo: Replycacion agaynst Yong Scolers sig. Aii Whan they haue ones superciliusly caught A lytell ragge of Rethorike. (at superciliously adv.)].

1543 G. Joye George Ioye confuteth Winchesters Articles f. xxii We may not beleue my Lord Vicare generalle for his hyghe lordly supercilious pharisaical lookis.

1596 J. Harington Apol. sig. N Some supercilious fellow[s]..that thinke men will not iudge them to be learned, except they finde faults.

1638 T. Herbert Some Yeares Trav. (rev. ed.) 19 Let me advise our Men to..not contemne them from their indefensive nakednesse, or by a supercilious conceit of their owne weapons and field practises.

1771 T. Smollett Humphry Clinker II. 111 His mother eyed me in silence with a supercilious air.

1799 J. Robertson Gen. View Agric. Perth 38 The supercilious landlord, who, with an air of disdain, keeps his tenants at a distance.

1845 B. Disraeli Sybil III. v. vi. 82 Sybil had made the enquiry and received only a supercilious stare from the shopman.

1876 ‘G. Eliot’ Daniel Deronda I. i. ii. 29 Smiling at her ironically, and taking the air of a supercilious mentor.

1929 P. G. Wodehouse Summer Lightning 70 A swarthy-complexioned young man with a supercilious expression which had always been displeasing to Ronnie.

1990 E. Kraft Reservations Recommended i. 10 The kind of supercilious shithead who wouldn't deign to talk to a cabdriver.

2004 Believer July 20/3 If Miyoshi nailed the English-prof..caricature, the next speaker..comes across as the stuffy, supercilious poseur.

†2. Despotic, dictatorial, overbearing, arrogant. Also: exacting or severe in judgement; censorious. Obsolete.In later use merging with sense A. 1.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > rule or government > oppression > [adjective] > domineering or overbearing

masterfulc1390

pontificalc1440

overmasterfula1450

headya1513

imperious1529

supercilious1536

masterlya1544

termagant1546

law-like1556

masterlike1580

dictator-like1582

peremptory1590

domineering1598

burly1605

high-handed1606

pontificial1613

lording1629

overlordingc1629

pontifician1629

peremptor1630

dictatory1639

predominant1642

dictatorial1692

pontific1716

overbearing1718

dictativea1774

knock-me-down1848

imponenta1882

bossy1882

heavy-handed1883

seigneurial1970

1536 T. Revel tr. F. Lambert Summe Christianitie i. sig. A.iii^v Contrary to goddes worde was inuentyd the supercylyous, and proude state, of the pope, his cardynalles, and bysshopes.

1543 G. Joye George Ioye confuteth Winchesters Articles f. xxij^v Their supercilious arrogancye is well knowne vnto me saith the lorde.

1616 B. Jonson Every Man in his Humor (rev. ed.) Ded. in Wks. I. 5 There are, no doubt, a supercilious race in the world, who will esteeme all office, done you in this kind, an iniurie.

1631 B. Jonson Staple of Newes iv. i. 44 in Wks. II Fit. I ha' mark'd him all this meale, he has done nothing But mocke, with scuruy faces, all wee said. Alm. A supercilious Rogue!

1644 J. Milton Doctr. Divorce (ed. 2) To Parl. sig. A3^v In the Gospel we shall read a supercilious crew of masters, whose holinesse..was to set straiter limits to obedience, then God had set.

a1731 D. Defoe New Voy. round World (1787) I. 222 This..was neither more or less than trading and bartering, though, from supercilious punctilio, we had in a manner been denied it.

1791 J. Boswell Life Johnson anno 1745 I. 95 His pamphlet..was fortunate enough to obtain the approbation even of the supercilious Warburton himself.

1882 A. W. Ward Dickens vii. 205 That Dickens had such a manner his most supercilious censurer will readily allow.

†3.

a. Relating to the eyebrows. Obsolete. rare.Only in glossaries, after Latin (see the etymology, and supercilium n. 1).

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > the body > hair > eyebrow > [adjective]

beetle-browed1362

bresedc1400

well-browed1483

supercilious1656

white-browed1740

plucked1762

supraciliary1821

gathered1823

palpebrous1846

palpebral1854

surciliary1874

thatched1889

bushy-browed1912

unplucked1959

monobrowed1973

1656 T. Blount Glossographia Supercilious..pertaining to the eyebrowes.

1658 E. Phillips New World Eng. Words Supercilious,..having great eyebrows.

b. In the names of animals distinguished by a conspicuous stripe, structure, etc., situated over the eye. Cf. superciliary adj. and n., and supercilium n. 1b. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > animal body > markings or colourings > [adjective] > having markings above the eye

supercilious1782

superciliary1819

the world > animals > birds > parts of or bird defined by > [adjective] > having particular colour eyes > having colour round eyes

white-eyed1607

red-eyed1671

white-browed1740

supercilious1782

superciliary1819

1782 J. Latham Gen. Synopsis Birds I. ii. 643 Alcedo superciliosa..Supercilious K[ingfisher]... From the bill, over the eyes, passes a narrow orange stripe.

1803 G. Shaw Gen. Zool. IV. i. 169 Supercilious Blenny. Blennius Superciliosus..immediately over each eye is situated a small palmated crest or appendage.

1824 J. F. Stephens Shaw's Gen. Zool. XII. i. 266 Supercilious Jacana (Parra superciliosa)..Dark shining green Jacana, with white superciliary lines.

1859 Encycl. Brit. XIX. 34/1 The supercilious lizard of the older authors (Oph. superciliosa) may be named as an example [of the genus Ophryessa].

B. n.

With the and plural agreement. Supercilious people or attributes viewed collectively.

ΚΠ

1758 S. Johnson Idler 1 July 97 Hopeless as the claim of vulgar characters may seem to the supercilious and severe.

1782 F. Burney Cecilia I. 66 The ton misses, as they are called, who now infest the town, are in two divisions, the supercilious, and the voluble.

1837 E. Howard Old Commodore I. 101 The supercilious and the sceptical may ask, upon what authority do I relate all these events?

1920 S. P. Cadman Ambassadors of God 313 The supercilious..are unaware that the soul's intuitions are often wiser than its earthly knowledge.

2004 C. Godfrey-Faussett Footpr. Eng. 489 The service tends towards the supercilious but the rooms are spacious and quiet.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	supercilious
释义	superciliousadj.n. Brit. /ˌsuːpəˈsɪlɪəs/, /ˌsjuːpəˈsɪlɪəs/, U.S. /ˌsupərˈsɪliəs/ Forms: 1500s supercilius, 1500s supercilyous, 1500s supercylyous, 1500s– supercilious, 1600s supercillious, 1600s supersilious. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin superciliōsus. Etymology: < classical Latin superciliōsus full of stern or disapproving looks, in post-classical Latin also arrogant, disdainful (6th cent.) < supercilium (see supercilium n.) + -ōsus -ous suffix. Compare Middle French supercilieux (1477 in an apparently isolated attestation), Middle French, French sourcilleux (1548), Italian (rare) supercilioso (1561).In sense A. 3b after scientific Latin superciliosus (1758 as a specific name in zoology). A. adj. 1. Of a person, or his or her character, expression, demeanour, etc.: haughtily contemptuous; having or assuming an air of superiority, indifference, or disdain. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pride > haughtiness or disdainfulness > [adjective] overmoodeOE highlyOE overmoodOE overmoodyOE orgelc1175 dangerous?c1225 orgula1275 orgulousc1275 fiercec1290 hautain1297 highfulc1325 squeamousc1325 deignousc1330 digne1340 disdainousc1374 sirlya1375 lordlyc1390 high-hearteda1398 haught1430 haut1430 coppedc1449 excellentc1450 fastidious?a1475 loftyc1485 dain?1507 hichty1513 stiff-necked1526 supercilious1528 haughty1530 taunt?a1534 disdainfula1542 high in the instep1555 skeighc1560 queen-like?1571 surlyc1572 stately1579 coy1581 paughtya1586 steya1586 disdained1598 dortya1605 lordlike1605 overly1606 magnatical1608 stiff1608 surly-borne1609 high-sighted1610 lofty-minded1611 sublimed1611 patronizing1619 lording1629 sublimated1634 cavaliering1642 uncondescending1660 nose-in-the-air1673 sidy1673 fastuose1674 uncondescensive1681 condescending1707 stiff-rumped1728 fastidiose1730 cavalier1751 ogertful1754 pawky1809 supercilian1825 splendid1833 touch-me-not1852 pincé1858 high-stepping1867 eyeglassy1871 sniffy1871 cavalierly1876 snifty1889 Olympian1900 ritzy1920 mugwumpish1923 blasé1930 stiff-arsed1937 nose-high1939 1528 [implied in: J. Skelton Honorificatissimo: Replycacion agaynst Yong Scolers sig. Aii Whan they haue ones superciliusly caught A lytell ragge of Rethorike. (at superciliously adv.)]. 1543 G. Joye George Ioye confuteth Winchesters Articles f. xxii We may not beleue my Lord Vicare generalle for his hyghe lordly supercilious pharisaical lookis. 1596 J. Harington Apol. sig. N Some supercilious fellow[s]..that thinke men will not iudge them to be learned, except they finde faults. 1638 T. Herbert Some Yeares Trav. (rev. ed.) 19 Let me advise our Men to..not contemne them from their indefensive nakednesse, or by a supercilious conceit of their owne weapons and field practises. 1771 T. Smollett Humphry Clinker II. 111 His mother eyed me in silence with a supercilious air. 1799 J. Robertson Gen. View Agric. Perth 38 The supercilious landlord, who, with an air of disdain, keeps his tenants at a distance. 1845 B. Disraeli Sybil III. v. vi. 82 Sybil had made the enquiry and received only a supercilious stare from the shopman. 1876 ‘G. Eliot’ Daniel Deronda I. i. ii. 29 Smiling at her ironically, and taking the air of a supercilious mentor. 1929 P. G. Wodehouse Summer Lightning 70 A swarthy-complexioned young man with a supercilious expression which had always been displeasing to Ronnie. 1990 E. Kraft Reservations Recommended i. 10 The kind of supercilious shithead who wouldn't deign to talk to a cabdriver. 2004 Believer July 20/3 If Miyoshi nailed the English-prof..caricature, the next speaker..comes across as the stuffy, supercilious poseur. †2. Despotic, dictatorial, overbearing, arrogant. Also: exacting or severe in judgement; censorious. Obsolete.In later use merging with sense A. 1. ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > oppression > [adjective] > domineering or overbearing masterfulc1390 pontificalc1440 overmasterfula1450 headya1513 imperious1529 supercilious1536 masterlya1544 termagant1546 law-like1556 masterlike1580 dictator-like1582 peremptory1590 domineering1598 burly1605 high-handed1606 pontificial1613 lording1629 overlordingc1629 pontifician1629 peremptor1630 dictatory1639 predominant1642 dictatorial1692 pontific1716 overbearing1718 dictativea1774 knock-me-down1848 imponenta1882 bossy1882 heavy-handed1883 seigneurial1970 1536 T. Revel tr. F. Lambert Summe Christianitie i. sig. A.iii^v Contrary to goddes worde was inuentyd the supercylyous, and proude state, of the pope, his cardynalles, and bysshopes. 1543 G. Joye George Ioye confuteth Winchesters Articles f. xxij^v Their supercilious arrogancye is well knowne vnto me saith the lorde. 1616 B. Jonson Every Man in his Humor (rev. ed.) Ded. in Wks. I. 5 There are, no doubt, a supercilious race in the world, who will esteeme all office, done you in this kind, an iniurie. 1631 B. Jonson Staple of Newes iv. i. 44 in Wks. II Fit. I ha' mark'd him all this meale, he has done nothing But mocke, with scuruy faces, all wee said. Alm. A supercilious Rogue! 1644 J. Milton Doctr. Divorce (ed. 2) To Parl. sig. A3^v In the Gospel we shall read a supercilious crew of masters, whose holinesse..was to set straiter limits to obedience, then God had set. a1731 D. Defoe New Voy. round World (1787) I. 222 This..was neither more or less than trading and bartering, though, from supercilious punctilio, we had in a manner been denied it. 1791 J. Boswell Life Johnson anno 1745 I. 95 His pamphlet..was fortunate enough to obtain the approbation even of the supercilious Warburton himself. 1882 A. W. Ward Dickens vii. 205 That Dickens had such a manner his most supercilious censurer will readily allow. †3. a. Relating to the eyebrows. Obsolete. rare.Only in glossaries, after Latin (see the etymology, and supercilium n. 1). ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > hair > eyebrow > [adjective] beetle-browed1362 bresedc1400 well-browed1483 supercilious1656 white-browed1740 plucked1762 supraciliary1821 gathered1823 palpebrous1846 palpebral1854 surciliary1874 thatched1889 bushy-browed1912 unplucked1959 monobrowed1973 1656 T. Blount Glossographia Supercilious..pertaining to the eyebrowes. 1658 E. Phillips New World Eng. Words Supercilious,..having great eyebrows. b. In the names of animals distinguished by a conspicuous stripe, structure, etc., situated over the eye. Cf. superciliary adj. and n., and supercilium n. 1b. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > animal body > markings or colourings > [adjective] > having markings above the eye supercilious1782 superciliary1819 the world > animals > birds > parts of or bird defined by > [adjective] > having particular colour eyes > having colour round eyes white-eyed1607 red-eyed1671 white-browed1740 supercilious1782 superciliary1819 1782 J. Latham Gen. Synopsis Birds I. ii. 643 Alcedo superciliosa..Supercilious K[ingfisher]... From the bill, over the eyes, passes a narrow orange stripe. 1803 G. Shaw Gen. Zool. IV. i. 169 Supercilious Blenny. Blennius Superciliosus..immediately over each eye is situated a small palmated crest or appendage. 1824 J. F. Stephens Shaw's Gen. Zool. XII. i. 266 Supercilious Jacana (Parra superciliosa)..Dark shining green Jacana, with white superciliary lines. 1859 Encycl. Brit. XIX. 34/1 The supercilious lizard of the older authors (Oph. superciliosa) may be named as an example [of the genus Ophryessa]. B. n. With the and plural agreement. Supercilious people or attributes viewed collectively. ΚΠ 1758 S. Johnson Idler 1 July 97 Hopeless as the claim of vulgar characters may seem to the supercilious and severe. 1782 F. Burney Cecilia I. 66 The ton misses, as they are called, who now infest the town, are in two divisions, the supercilious, and the voluble. 1837 E. Howard Old Commodore I. 101 The supercilious and the sceptical may ask, upon what authority do I relate all these events? 1920 S. P. Cadman Ambassadors of God 313 The supercilious..are unaware that the soul's intuitions are often wiser than its earthly knowledge. 2004 C. Godfrey-Faussett Footpr. Eng. 489 The service tends towards the supercilious but the rooms are spacious and quiet. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1528
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