Supercilious vs Superfluous - What's the difference?
supercilious | superfluous |
As adjectives the difference between supercilious and superfluous is that supercilious is arrogantly superior; showing contemptuous indifference; haughty while superfluous is in excess of what is required or sufficient.
supercilious English
Adjective
( en adjective)
Arrogantly superior; showing contemptuous indifference; haughty.
* 2013 May 23, , " 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.
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- Now he was a sturdy, straw haired man of thirty with a rather hard mouth and a supercilious manner.
Synonyms
* See also
Derived terms
* superciliously
* superciliousness
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superfluous English
Adjective
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In excess of what is required or sufficient.
- With a full rain suit, carrying an umbrella may be superfluous .
Synonyms
* excessive, extraneous, extra, pleonastic, supernumerary, surplus, unnecessary, extravagant
Coordinate terms
* gratuitous
Related terms
* superflux
* superfluity
* mellifluous
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