17
bold(adjective, characteristic, scorn, contempt, arrogance)
17
proud(adjective, indifferent, aloof, pretentious, arrogant)
17
sneering(adjective, characteristic, person, mean, evil)
17
superior(adjective, aloof, pretentious, arrogant, haughty)
16
snobbish(adjective, characteristic, scorn, contempt, arrogant)
15
cool(adjective, characteristic, scorn, aloof, pretentious)
15
lordly(adjective, superior, aloof, pretentious, haughty)
15
rude(adjective, characteristic, disrespect, impolite, arrogance)
14
cold-shoulder(adjective, characteristic, scorn, superior, aloof)
14
derisory(adjective, characteristic, scorn, superior, contempt)
14
opprobrious(adjective, characteristic, scorn, hateful, contempt)
14
snippy(adjective, characteristic, scorn, rude, aloof)
13
overbearing(adjective, offensive, rude, aloof, pretentious)
12
presumptuous(adjective, aloof, pretentious, haughty, insolent)
12
sniffy(adjective, indifferent, aloof, pretentious, arrogant)
11
high-handed(adjective, aloof, pretentious, haughty, cavalier)
11
imperious(adjective, aloof, pretentious, arrogant, lofty)
11
impertinent(adjective, insolent, discourteous, scornful)
11
pretentious(adjective, aloof, haughty, cavalier, conceited)
10
swaggering(adjective, aloof, pretentious, haughty, cavalier)
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