Supercilʹious (5 syl.).
Having an elevated eyebrow; hence contemptuous, haughty. (Latin, super-cilium.)
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Entry taken from Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, edited by the Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. and revised in 1895.
Having an elevated eyebrow; hence contemptuous, haughty. (Latin, super-cilium.)
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Entry taken from Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, edited by the Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. and revised in 1895.