Definition of supercilious

Scrabble & Words with friends points

• supercilious is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 16
• supercilious is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 16
• supercilious is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 21

Definition of supercilious

• expressive of contempt (adjective)

  Examples

  1. curled his lip in a supercilious smile

  Synonyms

  1. sneering
  2. snide
• having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy (adjective)

  Examples

  1. his mother eyed my clothes with a supercilious air

  Synonyms

  1. disdainful
  2. haughty
  3. imperious
  4. lordly
  5. overbearing
  6. prideful
  7. sniffy
  8. swaggering

See definition of supercilious in Merriam Webster