supercillious

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They do have their comedy aspect - uber-geek, supercillious, muso jazz noodlers - that Mr Valparaiso nailed so wonderfully well - but I believe there is soul - a soul - in there too.

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  • Hugh Jorgan on the other hand never met a person he didn't feel he could be smug and supercillious to. —  problemchildbride.com Blog
  • It didn't take Jonah Goldberg over at The Corner on the answers the Obama campaign didn't bother to look for before they rushed their supercillious ad onto the air. —  Pardon My English: Conservative News & Opinion
  • David Rasche and his supercillious superior, brilliantly thrown away by —  Austin360 - XL Headlines
  • The delay in dealing with my case is clearly unnecessary and is further proof of my punishment by an obstructive, obtuse and supercillious Clerk and Speaker of NSW Parliament. —  Sydney Indymedia - Comments
  • They do have their comedy aspect - uber-geek, supercillious, muso jazz noodlers - that Mr Valparaiso nailed so wonderfully well - but I believe there is soul - a soul - in there too. —  Word Magazine - Comments
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