Webster's 1828 Dictionary
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SUPERCIL'IOUS, adjective [Latin superciliosus. See above.]
1. Lofty with pride; haughty; dictatorial; overbearing; as a supercilious officer.
2. Manifesting haughtiness, or proceeding from it; overbearing; as a supercilious air; supercilious behavior.
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