Choose your favorite words or words. And the trouble is - it’s hard to choose. We bloggers love all words. But luckily, these are words and not people so we don’t have to worry about offending the words we didn’t choose.
They are right. I LOVE words. And amazingly enough, one word did pop into my head as soon as I read the challenge.
Adjective
1. 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"- W.L.Shirer.
2. 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".
It just rolls off the tongue, doesn't it? Super-silly-ous. And if you use it correctly, you can have the last word AND leave them scratching their heads.
I'm not sure why this word was the first one to come to me. I've spent the whole week thinking of other words, but this one keeps coming back. Perhaps it's the fact that it's election year.
29 comments:
Supercilious is a word I don't use, I'll have to remedy that.
Most excellent choice. I do however disagree: Grease is the word.
Since I'm constantly in the world of Jane Austen, your "supercilious" sounds perfectly everyday to me. Even in modern day we still have people who deserve to be described as supercilious. Just need to use it in one more sentence and it's mine!
Love that word! And I dont think I have ever used it in a sentence despite a myriad (and plethora) of opportunities to do so!! The first choice is always the best - Im glad you stuck with this one. Thanks for sharing your words -- today and going forward!!
great word..I also love the title of the post!!!
Oh now I have Grease is the Word on the brain! Great post. :)
OMG I have someone I'm going to use this word on tomorrow. Thanks!
Supercilious is a good word. Your word reminded me of another favorite word, superfluous.
Thank you for the explanation, otherwise I would have had to use my dictionary ! Didn't know this word, lol !
I do love that word too! I am loving playing with all these words. :) My tongue feels happy!
Can we be super silly us, without being supercilious. hee hee.
Great choice.
This FM is like an great big tongue exercise! I like your word and will add it to my list of things to do...use a new word each day!
Oh I like very much! :) And I cannot wait to use it! lol
I love the word "cantilever". I don't know why.
-Cordelia
I know a guy with who owns two Basenjis. Super and Cilious--Su and Li, for short.
Supercilious is a GREAT word, but I always get it confused with something dealing with fuzzy, fringed amoeba.
Interesting choice … especially the way it kept returning to your mind. I wish I’d been so fortunate. Your word DOES have a wonderful sound to it!
Hugs and blessings,
That word describes half the people that I work under.
And easy to remember what it means, just remember the elements
super--silly--ass
dad
You have chosen a great word I love this one...I use it on embee sometimes!
OOh, good word - I got goosebumps! Thanks for sharing. :-)
Great word. The minute I read it, the words "obsequious" and "ubiquitous" also came to mind.
Thank you.
I have been extremely super-silly ess today! Thats my story and I am sticking to it!
Consider yourself awarded/tagged by a super silly person!
Hugs xxxx
I thought it was supercalifragilisticexpialidocious. My bad.
Mine is: magnanimous
I just LOVE that word. :) But it's not very easy to work into a conversation. ha..ha.ha..
*red*
I am a big fan of "nefarious" and try to work it into my work reports...
Andy
I am a big fan of "nefarious" and try to work it into my work reports...
Andy
that word sounds delicious in my tongue. I will try and use it
Wow...lots of comments!
How close are you to Orlando? I'm possibly considering a trip to Florida in October.
J.
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