snooty

[ snoo-tee ]
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adjective,snoot·i·er, snoot·i·est.Informal.

Origin of snooty

1
First recorded in 1915–20; snoot + -y1

Other words from snooty

  • snoot·i·ly, adverb
  • snoot·i·ness, noun

Words Nearby snooty

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How to use snooty in a sentence

  • The New York 23rd remains a cautionary tale about the Club for Growth and its snooty deviousness during the last days of the GOP.

    The Last Days of the GOP | John Batchelor | October 30, 2009 | THE DAILY BEAST
  • It sounds well to be a Kappa Upsilon and we can go around if we like and be as snooty as any of them.

    Betty Lee, Sophomore | David Goodger (goodger@python.org)
  • Besides they're playing snooty too, and aren't paying a bit of attention to us.

    The Onslaught from Rigel | Fletcher Pratt
  • The other girls of the chorus were awfully snooty to me, because I was that anathema, a 'society girl', but Nita was a darling.

    Murder at Bridge | Anne Austin
  • I didn't like the way you looked at May Arnold, or the snooty way you talked.

    Babbitt | Sinclair Lewis

British Dictionary definitions for snooty

snooty

/ (ˈsnuːtɪ) /


adjectivesnootier or snootiest informal
  1. aloof or supercilious

  2. snobbish or exclusive: a snooty restaurant

Derived forms of snooty

  • snootily, adverb
  • snootiness, noun

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