superciliousness in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for superciliousness in the English»French Dictionary

superciliousness [Brit suːpəˈsɪlɪəsnəs, Am ˌsupərˈsɪliəsnəs] N

superciliousness

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Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Every one who met him for the first time expected him to have the airs and superciliousness of a spoiled boy.

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However, my observation is that the predominant corporate mindset is that of arbitrariness, we-know-best superciliousness, and the belief that their decisions should not be challenged.

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He was a man who rose to the top of two demanding careers, who was recognised everywhere he went but had no airs or graces, not a whiff of superciliousness.

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Does this superciliousness ever work for you on blogs, dbg?

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Their superciliousness is an off-putting put-on.

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Suffice it to say (for your eye alone) that more insolence, superciliousness, ignorance, and pretentiousness were never combined in one man.

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Could they really be so arrogant -- and so out of touch -- and so sublimely impervious to the danger that their superciliousness creates?

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