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
[ Syn: disdainful , haughty , imperious , lordly , overbearing , sniffy , supercilious , swaggering ]
joyful and proud especially because of triumph or success; rejoicing crowds filled the streets on VJ Day; a triumphal success; a triumphant shout
[ Syn: exultant , exulting , jubilant , rejoicing , triumphal , triumphant ]