Egotistical vs. Supercilious — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Egotistical and Supercilious
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Egotistical
A conceited, boastful person.
Supercilious
Feeling or showing haughty disdain.
Egotistical
A selfish, self-centered person.
Supercilious
Arrogantly superior; showing contemptuous indifference; haughty.
Egotistical
Tending to talk excessively about oneself.
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Supercilious
Lofty with pride; haughty; dictatorial; overbearing; arrogant; as, a supercilious officer; asupercilious air; supercilious behavior.
Egotistical
Believing oneself to be better and more important than others due to one's position, popularity, wealth, appearance, etc.
Supercilious
Having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy;
Some economists are disdainful of their colleagues in other social disciplines
Haughty aristocrats
His lordly manners were offensive
Walked with a prideful swagger
Very sniffy about breaches of etiquette
His mother eyed my clothes with a supercilious air
Shaggy supercilious camels
A more swaggering mood than usual
Egotistical
Egoistical advocating egoism.
Supercilious
Expressive of contempt;
Curled his lip in a supercilious smile
Spoke in a sneering jeering manner
Makes many a sharp comparison but never a mean or snide one
Egotistical
Characteristic of those having an inflated idea of their own importance
Egotistical
Characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance;
A conceited fool
An attitude of self-conceited arrogance
An egotistical disregard of others
So swollen by victory that he was unfit for normal duty
Growing ever more swollen-headed and arbitrary
Vain about her clothes
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