Supercilious vs Violent - What's the difference?
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Arrogantly superior; showing contemptuous indifference; haughty.
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Involving extreme force or motion.
Involving physical conflict.
Likely to use physical force.
Intensely vivid.
(obsolete) Produced or effected by force; not spontaneous; unnatural.
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Supercilious is a related term of violent.
As adjectives the difference between supercilious and violent
is that supercilious is arrogantly superior; showing contemptuous indifference; haughty while violent is involving extreme force or motion.As a verb violent is
(archaic) to urge with violence.As a noun violent is
(obsolete) an assailant.supercilious
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Adjective
(en adjective)British Leader’s Liberal Turn Sets Off a Rebellion in His Party," New York Times (retrieved 29 May 2013):
- Buffeted by criticism of his policy on Europe, battered by rebellion in the ranks over his bill to legalize same-sex marriage and wounded by the perception that he is supercilious , contemptuous and out of touch with mainstream Conservatism, Mr. Cameron earlier this week took the highly unusual step of sending a mass e-mail (or, as he called it, “a personal note”) to his party’s grass-roots members.
- Now he was a sturdy, straw haired man of thirty with a rather hard mouth and a supercilious manner.
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* superciliously * superciliousnessviolent
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Adjective
(en-adj)- A violent wind ripped the branch from the tree.
- We would rather negotiate, but we will use violent means if needed.
- The escaped prisoners are considered extremely violent .
- The artist expressed his emotional theme through violent colors.
- These violent delights have violent ends.
- No violent state can be perpetual.
- Ease would recant / Vows made in pain, as violent and void.