Word of the Day 01/14/21 Supercilious

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Supercilious (adjective)
supercilious [ soo-per-sil-ee-uhs ]

adjective
1. haughtily disdainful or contemptuous, as a person or a facial expression.

OTHER WORDS FROM SUPERCILIOUS
su·per·cil·i·ous·ly, adverb
su·per·cil·i·ous·ness, noun
un·su·per·cil·i·ous, adjective
un·su·per·cil·i·ous·ly, adverb

WORDS RELATED TO SUPERCILIOUS
bossy, cavalier, cocky, condescending, contemptuous, disdainful, egotistic, haughty, imperious, insolent, lofty, nervy, overbearing, patronizing, proud, scornful, superior, uppity, vainglorious, high-and-mighty

SYNONYMS FOR SUPERCILIOUS
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arrogant, scornful.

ANTONYMS FOR SUPERCILIOUS
humble.

Origin: From the Latin word superciliōsus, dating back to 1520–30. See supercilium, -ous

EXAMPLE SENTENCES FROM THE WEB FOR SUPERCILIOUS
Too often, it's just our supercilious attitude to this thing called relief.
THE POINTLESSNESS OF SOME DISASTER CHARITY AFTER THE INDIAN FLOODS|DILIP D’SOUZA|JUNE 26, 2013|DAILY BEAST

To point that out, of course, will only strengthen her sense of being persecuted by supercilious elites.
HOW PALIN FLUNKS FEMINISM|MICHELLE GOLDBERG|NOVEMBER 26, 2010|DAILY BEAST

Gore comes off as a supercilious grandstander who gets swatted away dismissively by the brilliant Bill Clinton.
THE QUIET GENERAL STRIKES BACK|LLOYD GROVE|OCTOBER 15, 2010|DAILY BEAST

He had it in his power to wreck the husband of every arrogant, supercilious dame in the entire clique!
CARMEN ARIZA|CHARLES FRANCIS STOCKING

Now YOU come up with a sentence (or fic? or graphic?) that best illustrates the word.

Thursday Tropes: 2021 Edition

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It's been a minute, hasn't it? Well, we're back...and maybe slightly different?

This time around...A. FULL. YEAR. OF. TROPES!

Some Thursdays will have 2 tropes, some will have 3, but I think the majority will have 1 that's really popular.

Descriptions will be pulled from TV Tropes and a link provided if you want more information.

The rules? They're simple. Write at least 250 words or create 2 icons/1 banner. Anything from suggestive to outright porn is allowed.

This week, as a kick-off, there are 3 tropes! I don't think I've seen too many pieces from these tropes, so I hope they spark something with you!

A Town with a Dark Secret: Everybody in a small town is in on a secret. A terrible secret that nobody outside the town must know. The visiting protagonist slowly begins to suspect that something is wrong.

You Remind Me of X: Old and often used stock phrase with several different variations. (self-explanatory, right?)

Villains: The bad guys. The mad scientists, the cruel executives, the evil witches and wizards, the corrupt politicians, the mortal aspects of pure evil, and, more often than not, the people (or otherwise) that instigate the conflict and the story.

Long challenge schedule 2021

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Hey everyone, I've tallied up the preferential votes in my last post, and based on these totals, and the people who've offered help and their availability, I've come up with a draft schedule.

( Draft Challenge schedule be here! )

Finally, can I have a few names to start the Weekend Challenge roster? Is anyone up to do this weekend coming and /or next, please? Please add to the comment thread I've started for this. Everyone else, discuss or comment in as many threads as needed! Thanks! ;-)

Daily Count reminder

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How is the writing thing going for you? Any bumps or hiccups in remembering the days you're accountable for?

If not, great! If so, that's still great! We're going to help you with that!

Here are the next 7 people for the month! Let's cheer them on to get those words!!

FR 15 – jujukittychick
SA 16 – shanachie_quill

SU 17 – agdhani
MO 18 – jennytork
TU 19 – bizarra
WE 20 – flipflop_diva
TH 21 – Dreamy


Happy continued writing!