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"; "a more swaggering mood than usual"- W.L.Shirer無価値なものとしてこれらの観点を軽蔑し、それに対して傲慢な優越性を誇示する高飛車
例:some economists are disdainful of their colleagues in other social disciplines 一部の経済学者は、他の社会学の彼らの同僚を軽蔑する