Sū/per-çĭl'i-oŭs, a.
(Synop., § 130), a. [Lat. super-ciliosus, from supercilium, an eyebrow, pride. See supra.]
Sense 1. Lofty with pride; haughty; dictatorial; overbearing; as, a supercilious officer.
Sense 2. Manifesting haughtiness, or proceeding from it; overbearing; as, a supercilious air; supercilious behavior.