- snootier
- 'snoot·y || 'snuËtɪ adj. conceited, arrogant, snobbish, condescending
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snooty — adjective (snootier; est) Date: 1919 1. looking down the nose ; showing disdain < snooty people who won t speak to their neighbors > 2. characterized by snobbery < a snooty store > • snootily adverb • snootiness … New Collegiate Dictionary
snooty — snootily, adv. snootiness, n. /snooh tee/, adj., snootier, snootiest. Informal. snobbish. [1915 20; SNOOT + Y1] * * * … Universalium
snooty — [[t]snu͟ːti[/t]] snootier, snootiest ADJ GRADED (disapproval) If you say that someone is snooty, you disapprove of them because they behave as if they are superior to other people. ...snooty intellectuals... Everyone thought Annabel was being… … English dictionary
snooty — adjective (snootier, snootiest) informal showing disapproval of or contempt towards others, especially those considered to be socially inferior. Derivatives snootily adverb snootiness noun Origin early 20th cent.: from snoot + y1; cf … English new terms dictionary
snooty — UK [ˈsnuːtɪ] / US [ˈsnutɪ] adjective Word forms snooty : adjective snooty comparative snootier superlative snootiest informal showing disapproval someone who is snooty thinks they are better than other people and behaves rudely towards them … English dictionary
snooty — /ˈsnuti/ (say snoohtee), /ˈsnʊti / (say snootee) adjective (snootier, snootiest) Colloquial 1. snobbish. 2. haughty; supercilious …
snootily — snooty ► ADJECTIVE (snootier, snootiest) informal ▪ showing disapproval of or contempt towards others, especially those considered to be socially inferior. DERIVATIVES snootily adverb snootiness noun … English terms dictionary
snootiness — snooty ► ADJECTIVE (snootier, snootiest) informal ▪ showing disapproval of or contempt towards others, especially those considered to be socially inferior. DERIVATIVES snootily adverb snootiness noun … English terms dictionary
snooty — ► ADJECTIVE (snootier, snootiest) informal ▪ showing disapproval of or contempt towards others, especially those considered to be socially inferior. DERIVATIVES snootily adverb snootiness noun … English terms dictionary
snooty — ☆ snooty [sno͞ot′ē ] adj. snootier, snootiest [ SNOOT + Y2: from the elevation of the nose of haughty people] Informal haughty; snobbish snootily adv. snootiness n … English World dictionary
