adverb
superbē
superbē (comparative superbius, superlative superbissimē)
Meaning
- proudly, superbly; excellently, splendidly, brilliantly, magnificently
- arrogantly, haughtily
Quārē nōn est quod fastīdiōsī istī tē dēterreant quōminus servīs tuīs hilarem tē praestēs et nōn superbē superiōrem; cōlant potius tē quam timeant.
Therefore there is no reason for those arrogant people to deter you from being affable and not haughtily superior to your slaves; let them respect you rather than fear you.c. 4 BCE – 65 CE, Seneca Minor, Epistulae Morales ad Lucilium 47.17
Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers
sŭperbē, adv., v. superbus
I. fin.
Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
superbē adv. with comp. and sup.
superbus, haughtily, proudly, superciliously : inluditis me, T.: imperare, Cs.: hostis eludebat, L.: legati appellati superbius: superbissime preces repudiasti.
Origins
From superbus (“proud, superb; excellent, splendid; arrogant, haughty”) + -ē (suffix forming adverbs from adjectives).