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supercilious

S UW2 P ER0 S IH1 L IY0 AH0 S  :  /ˌsuːpɚˈsɪliəs/

expressive of contempt
[Source: WordNet]

With this gratuitious swipe, Wood gives a bad — and false — impression of our field. And then, of course, there are the supercilous words “amusing” and “tie itself up in circularities,” as if Wood sees himself as superior to those of us who flail about in science.  Link

That threat - idle or otherwise - was treated with the kind of supercilious disdain Romanov, the Hearts owner, reserves for such matters. The silence was deafening and the message clear:  Link

Of course the tone was set by an exceedingly supercilious comment made that began this thread. But it's been greatly augmented by a somewhat hubristic buffoon. Link

She has since played character roles ranging from shopping-bag ladies to supercilious socialites in such films as High Plains Drifter... Link

Fodor was once a respected and a daunting philosopher. ... Sad to say, the latter-day Fodor is silly, stupid, and supercilious. Link

Would you believe that university officials actually took this pompous blowhard's supercilious whining seriously, and told Petersen to stop all swearing in class, ... Link

I shouldn't do this.... it never ends well. I only wind up with a horde of trolls in the comments telling me that I'm a glib supercilious idiot and should stick to medicine or go die in a fire or something.  Link

I have to restrain myself here from getting angry at this supercilious and gratuitious advice. Link

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