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Meanings of supercilious way in English

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Usage of supercilious way in English
1
Sir Eustace laughed in his slightly supercilious way.
Greatheart
2
Ah, in your secret love-nest?' I did not mean the words to come out in the supercilious way they did.
Sovereign
3
She did not die, but her family were wearied out by the continual objections to their overtures, and the supercilious way of treating them.
The Three Brides
4
She thaws a little, listens to us, and even asks questions in a supercilious way: "Why do you call the adjutant 'le juteux'?"
Under Fire: The Story of a Squad
5
She couldn't bear Joseph and his supercilious ways, and Dotty rattling the cups, and the ridiculous wooden hut set in the middle of nowhere.
Another part of the wood
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