The prime bullies and braves among the free trappers had each his circle of novices, from among the captain's band; mere greenhorns, men unused to Indian life; mangeurs de lard, or pork-eaters; as such new-comers are
superciliously called by the veterans of the wilderness.
I cannot agree with the painters who claim
superciliously that the layman can understand nothing of painting, and that he can best show his appreciation of their works by silence and a cheque-book.
She proceeded to explain the pictures to him,
superciliously but not without insight, and showed him what the painters had attempted and what he must look for.
The two valets sat aloof
superciliously. The rain came rattling down on the windows.
Madame Defarge looked
superciliously at the client, and nodded in confirmation.
She took no notice of me until she had the candle in her hand, when she looked over her shoulder,
superciliously saying, "You are to come this way today," and took me to quite another part of the house.
``The Jew leaving Rotherwood,'' said he, raising himself on his elbow, and looking
superciliously at him without quitting his pallet,
Childers,
superciliously throwing the interpretation over his shoulder, and accompanying it with a shake of his long hair - which all shook at once.
"There's a measure in all things," Luzhin went on
superciliously. "Economic ideas are not an incitement to murder, and one has but to suppose .
"So," said I
superciliously, "lead us then to Twala.
Thornhill It's the Government sounding
superciliously superior yet again, you do as you are told and shut up.
patronage," becoming, among other things,
superciliously strict