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superciliously

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
su-per-cil-ious-ly
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
5
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a supercilious manner.

Etymology

Etymology tree English supercilious Middle English -ly English -ly English superciliously From supercilious + -ly.

Inflected Forms

more superciliously (comparative) most superciliously (superlative)

Synonyms

sneeringly snidely

Questions

What does superciliously mean?
In a supercilious manner.
Where does superciliously come from?
Etymology tree English supercilious Middle English -ly English -ly English superciliously From supercilious + -ly.

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