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superciliousness

How to use superciliousness in a sentence

From those odd eyes of his, his countenance gathered an air of superciliousness tempered by a gentle melancholy.

It is on many accounts not only wicked, but foolish, to conduct yourselves with provoking superciliousness towards inferiors.

Noted reed-drawers were they too, and looked round upon the other three with some superciliousness.

The superciliousness that lurked in her manner told Venn that thus far he had utterly failed.

Want of punctuality seems to proceed either from pride and superciliousness, or from some infirmity, some weakness of character.

Life had not taught her domination—superciliousness of grace, which is the lordly power of some women.

SISTER CARRIETHEODORE DREISER

There was a damnable superciliousness in the tone of the girl as she turned away.

JOAN THURSDAYLOUIS JOSEPH VANCE

Superciliousness, in youth or maturity, is a sign of weakness.

A cringing servility must be generated and maintained on the one side, and a haughty and exacting superciliousness on the other.

But the elder man smiled condescendingly, though with a touch of superciliousness.

UNCANNY TALESMARY LOUISA MOLESWORTH

SYNONYM OF THE DAY

OCTOBER 26, 1985