1. Higher than another in rank, station, or authority; such as, a superior officer.
2. Of a higher nature or kind.
3. Of great value or excellence; extraordinary.
4. Greater in number or amount than another quantity.
5. Affecting an attitude of disdain or conceit: "He was haughty and supercilious with his co-workers."
6. Above being affected or influenced; indifferent or immune.
7. Located higher than another; upper.
8. In botany, inserted or situated above the perianth; such as, an ovary.
9. In printing, set above the main line of type.
10. In logic, of a wider or more comprehensive application; generic. A reference to a term or proposition.