superbitertial 
SUperbitertial (su"per-bi-ter'shal), a. Same as 
superbipartient. 
superbly (su-perb'li), adv. In a superb man- 
ner, (at) Haughtily ; contemptuously : as, he snubbed 
him superbly. (6) Richly; elegantly; magnificently: as, 
a book superbly bound. 
superbness (su-perb'nes), n. The state of be- 
ing superb ; magnificence. Imp. Diet. 
supercalendered (su-per-kal'en-derd), n. Not- 
ing paper of high polish that has received an 
unusual degree of rolling. Paper passed through 
the calendering-rolls attached to the Fourdrinier machine 
is known as machine.calendered. When passed again 
through a stack of six or more calendering-rolls, it is known 
as supercalendered. 
supercallosal (su"per-ka-16'sal), a. and n. I. a. 
In anat., lying above the corpus callosum: 
specifying a fissure or sulcus of the median 
aspect of the cerebrum, otherwise called the 
callosomarjiinal and splenial fissure or sulcus. 
s or sulcus. 
In ornamen- 
tal constructions and representations, such as 
the shrine or the engraved brass, an upper arch, 
gable, or the like covering in one or more sub- 
ordinate niches, arches, etc. 
supercargo (su-per-kar'go), . [Accom. < Sp. 
Pg. sobreearga, a supercargo, < sobre, over, + 
carga, cargo : see cargo."] A person in a mer- 
chant ship whose business is to manage the 
sales and superintend all the commercial con- 
cerns of the voyage. 
SUpercargOShip (su-per-kar'go-ship), n. [< 
supercargo + -ship."] The position or business 
of supercargo. 
" I am averse," says this brother [of Washington Irving), 
In a letter dated Liverpool, March 9, 1809, " to any super- 
cargoship, or anything that may bear you to distant or 
unfriendly climates." 
Pierre M. Irving, Washington Irving, I. 107. 
supercelestial (su"per-se-les'tial), a. [< LL. 
supercselestis, that is above heaven, < L. super, 
above, + cxlum, heaven: see celestial.'] 1. Sit- 
uated above the firmament or vault of heaven, 
or above all the heavens. A doctrine of superce- 
lestial regions belongs to Plato, who, in the "Phsedrus" 
(trans, by Jowett), says : " Now of the heaven which is 
6064 supererogatory 
rate superorbital ossicle.- Superciliary shield in or- supercritical (su-per-krit'i-kal), a. Excessive- 
mth., a prominent plate or shelf projecting over the eye, 1 ,r,.,.iti<")l VivnprpHHcfll fin rfiurlru Too, 
as of many birds of prey.- Superciliary woodpecker, J? t , S 5 P el H ltlc . a '- PP-. ^audcn, I ears 
J'icu8(orColapte8oiZebrapicusorCenturusorAfelanerpe8) ' . tne cnurcn. p. 1O. (JJai'ies.) 
supercitiaris (or superciliosiut or subocularis or striatua) of SUperCUriOUS (su-per-ku'ri-us), ft. Extremely 
Cuba, n inches long, with the sides of the head conspicu- or excessively curious or inquisitive. Ereluii 
ously striped, and the nape and belly crimson. Acetaria viii 
miDercilious fsu-por-sil'i-us) a ["^ L SUDCY- ' L*, vm. 
arrogance: see 'supercilimn.] 1. Lofty with slmla ^ continuum in five-dimensional space. 
pride; haughtily contemptuous; overbearing, ^avh^teethon^v m tlie in cetaceans, 
t J^SS*S^ 1 *? of being site j s ' te '. ta ^- **"&$ ^~ 
Pitt Speech in Reply to Walpole SUperdeterminate (su"per-de-ter mi-nat), n. 
2. Manifesting haughtiness, or proceeding from S^t^ /T e conditions than ean *"Hr 
it; overbearing; arrogant: as, a supercilious ^^sfied at once.-superdeterminate relation, 
air; supercilious behavior. superdominant (su-per-dom'i-nant), . In mu- 
The deadliest sin, I say, that same supercilious con- sic, same as submediant. 
sciousness of no sin. Carlyle. (Imp. Diet.) superembattled (su"per-em-bat'ld), a. In Jier., 
^5t!fe? ll Sf- cont ? mptu UB ' overweening, lordly, embattled, or cut into battlements, on the upper 
side only : as, a fesse superembattled. In this 
case the notches or crenelles are usually cut 
down one third of the width of the fesse. 
consequential. See arrogance. 
superciliously (su-per-sil'i-us-li), adv. In a su- 
percilious manner; haughtily; with an air of 
contempt. Milman. 
state or character of being supercilious ; haugh- 
tiness ; an overbearing temper or manner. 
That, in case they prove fit to be declined, they may ap- 
pear to have been rejected, not by our superciliousness or 
laziness, but (after a fair trial) by our experience. 
Boyle, Works, III. 199. 
= Syn. Pride, Presumption, etc. See arrogance. 
supereminence (su-per-em'i-nens), n. [= Sp. 
Pg. supereminencia, < LL. supereminentia, < L. 
supereminen(t-)s : see supereminent.] The state 
of being supereminent; eminence superior to 
what is common ; distinguished eminence : as, 
the supereminence of Demosthenes as an orator. 
Milton, Reformation in Eng., ii. 
_, , , - SUpereminencyt(su-per-em'i-nen-si),w. [As- 
supercilium (su-per-sil'i-um), n. ; pi. supercilia pereminencc (see -cy).] Same as supereminence. 
(-a). [< L. supercilium, eyebrow, fig. a nod, the supereminent (su-per-em'i-nent), a. [=F. sur- 
will, hence pride, haughtiness, arrogance, < su- 
per, over, + cilium, eyelid: see cilwm.] 1. The 
eyebrow, (a) The superciliary region, ridge, orarch, in- 
eluding the hairs which grow upon it ; the brow-ridge and 
associate structures. (6) The hairs of the eyebrow collec- 
tively ; the eyebrow of ordinary language, a conspicuous 
feature of the countenance of most persons : commonly in 
the plural, meaning the right and left eyebrows together. 
See second cut under eyel. 
2. In anc. arch., the upper member of a cor- 
nice ; also, the small fillet on either side of the 
scotia of the Ionic base. 3. In entom., an 
arched line of color partly surrounding an 
ocellus. 
Civilized 
above the heavens (Greek t-irepovpii-cot] no earthly poet SUperClVlllzed (su-per-siv i-lizd), a. 
has ever sung or will sing worthily ; but I must tell, for I to excess ; over-civilized. Horn 
am bound to speak truly when speaking of the truth. The LXXVI. 340. 
Eminent = Sp. Pg. It. svpereminente, < L. super- 
eminen(t-)s, ppr. of supereminere, rise above, 
overtop, < super, above, + eminere, stand out, 
project: see eminent.'] 1. Surpassingly emi- 
nent; very lofty; particularly elevated. 
Paria is the Region which possesseth the mpereminente 
or hyghest parte thereof [of the earth] nereste vnto heauen. 
Peter Martyr (tr. in Eden's First Books on America, ed. 
[Arber, p. 90). 
The lofty Hils, and supereminent Mountains. 
Heywood, Hierarchy of Angels, p. 4. 
2. Eminent in a superior or in the highest de- 
gree ; surpassing others in excellence, power, 
authority, and the like. 
His supereminmt glory and majesty before whom we 
stand. Hooker, Eccles. Polity, v. 47. 
S^w^!^^S^MS?fl3?iJ superclass (su'per-klas), n. A group embra- supereminently (su-per-em'i-nent-li), arf,. In 
visible to the mind alone, who is the lord of the soul. 
I dare not think that any supercelestial heaven, or what- 
soever else, not himself, was increate and eternal. 
Raleigh. 
2. More than celestial; having a nature higher 
than that of celestials ; superangelic. 
superceremonious (su-per-ser-e-mo'ni-us), a. 
Excessively ceremonious; too much given to 
ceremonies. Dp. Gauden, Tears of the Church, 
p. 625. (Davies.) 
cing two or more classes, or a single class con- 
trasting with such a combination. Thus, birds and 
reptiles are classes constituting a superclass, Sauropsida, 
contrasting with Mammalia, as a superclass represented 
by the mammals only, and with Ichthyopsida, a super- 
class including t Ire several classes of fish-like vertebrates. 
Compare subphylum. 
SUpercolumnar (su"per-ko-lum'nar), a. Situ- 
ated over a column or columns ; of, pertaining 
to, or characterized by supercolumniation. 
a supereminent manner ; in a supreme degree 
* excellence, ability, etc. Milton, Free Corn- 
monwealth. 
SUperendOW (su/'per-en-dou'), v. t. To endow 
in an extraordinary degree. Donne, Sermons, v. 
supererogant (su-per-er'o-gant), a. [< L. SH- 
pererogan(t-)s, ppr. of supererogare : see super- 
ero ffite.] Supererogatory. Stackhouse, Hist. 
Bible. (Latham.) 
supercharge (su-per-charj'), v. t. 1. To charge In arch., the placing of one order above 
or fill to excess. Athenseum, No. 3233, p. 499. another. 
2. In her., to place as a supercharge. supercomprehension (su-per-kom-pre-hen'- 
supercharge (su'per-charj), . In her., a charge shon), n. Comprehension superior to what is 
~ ' superior comprehension. 
common ; 
Molina said, for instance, that God saw the future pos- 
sible acts of man through His supercomprehension of hu- 
man nature. Mind, XII. 268. 
superconception (su * per - kon - sep 'shon), 
Same as superfetation. 
As also in those superconceptions where one 
like the father, the other like the adulterer. 
Sir T. Browne, Vulg. Err., iii. 17. 
borne upon an ordinary or other charge : thus, 
three mullets charged upon a fesse or bend 
constitute a supercharge. 
supercheryt (su-per'che-ri), n. [< OF. super- 
cherie, F. supercherie = Sp. supercheria, < It. 
soperchieria, oppression, injury, fraud, < soper- 
chio, excessive, also excess, < L. super, above : 
see super-."] Deceit; cheating; fraud. Bailey, 
17ol. 
supercilia, n. Plural of supercilium. 
superciliaris (su-per-sil-i-a'ris), . ; pi. super- 
ciliares (-rez). [NL. : see superciliary.'] The over-compliance. 
muscle of the brow which wrinkles the skin of A pragmatick mper-conformity. 
the torehead vertically; the comigator super- Bp. Gauden, Tears of the Church, p. us. (Davies.) 
.,., - superconscious (su-per-kon'shus), a. Uncon- 
superciliary (su-pte-sil'i-a-ri), a. [< NL. super- sclous ; of too lofty a nature to be conscious 
^\n^nvpVT'/^; ^' p ence v augh " superconsequence (su-per-kon'se-kwens), . 
S5S^^*^ttSSSSi R 7 ote t 7" se i uence - 
br'ow-tVe 8 ' T? f H ^ S3SP 
brow; superorbital: as, the superciliary ridges, figures, or tropologies. "- - " 
supercolumniation (su"per-k6-lum-ni-a'shon), SUpererogate (su-per-er'o-gat), v. i.; pret. and 
pp. supererogated, ppr. supererogating. [< LL. 
supererogatus, pp. of supererogare, pay out over 
andabove,< L. super, above, + erogare, expend, 
pay out: see erogate."] To do more than duty 
requires ; make up for some deficiency by ex- 
traordinary exertion. 
Good my lord, 
Let mine own creatures serve me ; others will 
In this work supererogate, and I 
Shall think their diligence a mockery. 
cmary muscle, the raperciHaris rd AUo r caHfdcorrS*OT SUpercrescent (su-per-kres'ent), a. [< L.super- 
au. See cut under muscle). Superciliary ridge crescen(t-)s, ppr. of supercrcscere, grow up, grow 
fZn'^fn C nnnh tl l eey t e ?^ <JllaUyd ?; e L opedinman ' over ' exce1 ' < **&*> above - + crescere, grow: 
' 1 on me oth 
Beau, and Fl. (7), Faithful Friends, iv. 4. 
child was Supererogation (su-per-er-o-ga'shon), n. [= 
F^ surerogation = Sp. supererogation = Pg. su- 
it., iii. 17. pererogaqao = It. supererogazione, < LL. super- 
supercqnformityt (su"per-kon-f6r'mi-ti), n. erogatio(n-), a payment in addition, < superero- 
Excessive conformity, as to ceremonial usages; 9 are > pay in addition : see supererogate.] The 
act of one who supererogates ; performance of 
more than duty requires. 
It would be a work of supererogation for us to say one 
word in favor of military statistics as a means of illustrat- 
ing the condition of an army. 
Dr. J. Brovm, Spare Hours, 3d ser., p. 167. 
Works of supererogation, in Rom. Cath. theol., works 
done beyond what God requires, and constituting a re- 
served store of merit from which the church may draw 
to dispense to those whose service is defective. 
Sir T. Brown,*Vu]g. Err., il s.' SUpererogative (su"per-e-rog'a-tiv), a. [< su- 
pererogate + -ive.] Supererogatory. [Rare.] 
O new and never-heard-of Supererogatioe heighth of 
wisdome and charity in our Liturgie ! 
Milton, On Def. of Humb. Remonst. 
crescen(t-)s, growing over: see supercrescent.] 
supercau. 
and varies much in different individuals, (b) The super- tlun g- Imp. Diet. [Rare.] 
orbital prominence of various animals, formed by the pro- SUpercretaceous (su^per-kre-ta'shius), a. Same 
sction of the upper edge of the orbit itself, or of a sepa- as supracretaceous. 
supererogatory (su'per-e-rog'a-to-ri), a. [= 
F. surerogatoire = Sp. supererogdtorio, < ML. 
*supererogatorius, < LL. supererogare, pay in 
addition; as supererogate + -ory.] Partaking 
of supererogation ; performed to an extent not 
enjoined or not required by duty; unnecessary; 
superfluous. 
The declamations of philosophy are generally rather 
exhausted on supererogatory duties than on such as are 
indispensably necessary. Goldsmith, The Bee, No. 3. 
