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supercilious

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Ζῆν οὐκ ἄξιος, ὅτῳ μηδὲ εἷς ἐστι χρηστὸς φίλοςLife is not worth living if you do not have at least one friend.

Democritus, DK 68b22

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adjective

P. and V. σεμνός, ὑψηλός, P. ὑπερήφανος, μεγαλόφρων, ὑπεροπτικός, V. ὑπέρφρων, ὑπέρκοπος; see proud.

Translations

Armenian Old Armenian: հպարտ, սէգ; Bulgarian: арогантен, високомерен, надменен; Chinese Mandarin: 傲慢, 高傲, 驕傲, 骄傲; Dutch: hooghartig, denigrerend, hautain, verwaand, hoogmoedig, aanmatigend, hoogneuzig, arrogant; Finnish: ylenkatseellinen; French: hautain; German: arrogant, hochmütig, hochnäsig, anmaßend, herablassend; Greek: υπεροπτικός, υπερφίαλος; Ancient Greek: σοβαροβλέφαρος, ὑπέροφρυς, ὑπέρφρων; Ido: superba; Irish: mórtasach; Italian: altezzoso, sdegnoso; Latin: superbus, superciliosus; Lithuanian: pasikėlęs, pasikėlusi; Macedonian: надмен; Norwegian: hovmodig; Ottoman Turkish: بورونلو; Polish: wyniosły; Portuguese: supercilioso, altivo, soberbo; Russian: надменный, высокомерный; Scottish Gaelic: àrdanach; Sicilian: sticchiuni, sticchiusu; Spanish: altivo; Swedish: högdragen, högfärdig