
I’ve come across supercilious many times, especially in favorite books and in descriptions of various characters. It’s just so fitting for those particularly superior thinking and feeling individuals, though I dare say that Mr. Darcy (thank you Pride and Prejudice!), while giving the impression of a supercilious attitude, was able to come around and be shown as quite the opposite, while Lady Catherine De Bourgh is supercilious through and through.
This is quite the quote-full, but it’s so delightful an example of supercilious being used to perfection (not to mention that Blanche Ingram is such a haughty, ugly character that I love to hate!)…

Supercilious is just so wonderful to use as a description and I have to say that narrowing my examples down was difficult, since a supercilious character is of great use in literature! As for knowing actual people of a supercilious nature, well, they do exist and I’m sure we’ve all had to deal with them at one time or another – just think of them as a “super-silly-ass” and have a giggle (not to mention it’s a helpful way to remember the word, tee-hee!)!
May your day be free from supercilious people!
Namaste ~ Ella
~ Glory, I finally used your favorite word – may it drive your ennui away! *wink*
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I just love to look at it…and say it…and spell it…”Ah words! (to emulate a quote another rather supercilious character from fiction; a Mr. Turveydrop from Bleak House) What a language!”