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supercilious [ˌsʲuːpəˈsılıəs] ADJ

▶ superciliously ADV
▶ superciliousness N

superfluous [sʲuːˈpɜːflʊəs] ADJ

▶ superfluously ADV
▶ superfluousness N

superficial [ˌsʲuːpəˈfıʃəl] ADJ

2. superficial derog:

▶ superficially ADV

superiority [sʲuːˌpıərıˈɒrıtı] N

supercomputer [ˌsʲuːpəkəmˈpjuːtə] N

I . superior [sʲuːˈpıərıə] ADJ

II . superior [sʲuːˈpıərıə] N

supervise [ˈsʲuːpəvaız] VB trans

▶ supervision [ˌsʲuːpəˈvıʒən] N

supermodel [ˈsʲuːpəˌmɒdəl] N

supervisor [ˈsʲuːpəvaızə] N

superstition [ˌsʲuːpəˈstıʃən] N

▶ superstitious [ˌsʲuːpəˈstıʃəs] ADJ

punctilious [pʌŋkˈtılıəs] ADJ

▶ punctiliously ADV
▶ punctiliousness N

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
Neither does the proposal engage in "cherry picking" or "deceptive advertising," as it was superciliously asserted.
opinion.inquirer.net
Much of what you so arrogantly and superciliously assert is irrelevant.
www.macleans.ca
Some "intelligent" viewers may admit to watching them "only for a lark," to superciliously laugh at their gaucheries and unintended humor -- but, the key point is, they watch.
entertainment.inquirer.net
It passes mountains with a prodigious step, peers superciliously into shanties, and moves through a narrow passage in a quarry.
en.wikipedia.org
One guy in particular, who had earlier, rather superciliously booted me out of "his" chair in the extras holding room, had now meekly retreated to a neutral corner.
www.thestar.com

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