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Significats de supercilious en anglès

Having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy.

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Expressive of contempt.

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Examples for "sneering"
Examples for "sneering"
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You must have noticed him among the company: a swarthy sneering fellow.
The lord of the rings
2
The stranger remained in the same attitude with the same sneering smile.
Cord and Creese
3
Adulteration of food, legal or otherwise, is no laughing or sneering matter.
The Guardian
4
But he is always backbiting and sneering; he admires nothing and nobody.
Love Me Little, Love Me Long
5
An understanding ear would have caught the sneering undertone in these words.
Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Volume ...
1
Remarkable days indeed.' He gave the snide servant a look of exasperation.
Empire in black and gold
2
The woman was obviously used to dealing with hysteria and snide remarks.
The Lost Continent
3
Joshua piloted the MSV himself, ignoring Ashly's snide remarks about union rules.
The Naked God
4
I'm going to say snide things about Demosthenes in my first column.
Ender’s Game
5
I slunk off into the living room and ignored Smokey's snide expression.
A dog's purpose
Ús de supercilious en anglès
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Craig straightened in his seat; but not as before in attitude supercilious.
Where the Trail Divides
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A moment later, he shoots me that supercilious look of the über-geeky.
Geektastic
3
Yet there was nothing sarcastic or supercilious in the way Ames spoke.
Sister Carrie: A Novel
4
He was no longer the drawling, supercilious naval officer in resplendent uniform.
Boy Scouts in a Submarine; Or, Searching an Ocean Floor
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You can see him; and passed on with a somewhat supercilious air.
A Chance Acquaintance
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The young man turned a supercilious face on the boy, but answered:
Boy Scouts in the Philippines; Or, The Key to the Treaty Box
7
Dillworth sat back in his chair at ease, with a supercilious smile.
The Sleuth of St. James's Square
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But Captain Pinckney had recovered his supercilious ease with the significant demand.
Clarence
9
They passed the telegrams from hand to hand, Norwood looking rather supercilious.
Guns of the Gods: A Story of Yasmini's Youth
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She took a deep breath and tried to maintain a supercilious dignity.
Tokyo to Tijuana: Gabriele Departing America
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Still she smiled although a supercilious undertone tried to gain beastly dominion.
Tokyo to Tijuana: Gabriele Departing America
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I hate his supercilious manner, his superior tone, and his unctuous bearing.
Mademoiselle of Monte Carlo
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Lablache's supercilious tone of mockery drove him to the verge of madness.
The Story of the Foss River Ranch: A Tale of the Northwest
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The eyes, however, were still handsome, if supercilious, and her manners velvety.
Blue Aloes: Stories of South Africa
15
The instant lift of Florimond's eyebrows was full of insolent, supercilious disdain.
St. Martin's Summer
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He was in no mood to receive the congratulations of the supercilious Wachtmann.
The Dream Doctor
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