单词 | superciliosity |
释义 | superciliosityn. Now rare (chiefly U.S. in later use). Superciliousness. Also: an instance of this; a supercilious attitude, demeanour, etc.Apparently unattested between the mid 17th and late 19th centuries. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pride > haughtiness or disdainfulness > [noun] highnesseOE orgelnessOE orgelOE orgula1200 hautainesse1297 deignoushedec1330 daina1400 hautesse1399 hautainetya1450 orgulitya1470 courage1484 haughtness1489 stateliness1509 stomacha1513 heighta1525 stiffness1526 fastidie1536 disdainfulness1548 loftiness1548 fastidiousness?1555 haughtiness1555 high-mindedness1571 squeamishness1580 hichtiness1596 morguec1598 signory1598 superciliosity1606 overliness1610 superciliousness1622 excelsity1623 hauteura1628 cavalierism1643 supercilium1657 condescendency1667 supercile1679 uncondescension1681 superbness1682 fastidiosity1704 condescension1752 aristocratism1792 aristocracy1822 patricianism1826 touch-me-not-ishness1836 cavalierishness1860 patronization1944 1606 W. Birnie Blame of Kirk-buriall ix. sig. C3 As if such superciliosity, could sweeten the bitter swarfes of their sowre death. 1637 J. Bastwick Letany i. 6 The Statelinesse, severity, pride of their carriage and superciliosity. 1652 T. Urquhart Εκσκυβαλαυρον 58 They, with a Pharisaical superciliosity, would always rebuke the..Sectaries as Publicans and sinners. 1894 Amer. Architect & Building News 1 Sept. 85/2 The elegance and refinement, but the weakness and uncertainty [of Gainsborough]... Of Greuze's superciliosities nothing need be said. 1925 J. Dos Passos Manhattan Transfer iii. iv. 361 Martin... shot to his feet. ‘I see your little smirking supercil-superciliosity. No wonder we can no longer have..decent conversations.’ 2001 B. Roorbach Big Bend 153 ‘Then only one person would have a job,’ Stubby told him with elaborate superciliosity. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1606 |
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