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snooty

[ snoo-tee ]

adjective

, Informal.
, snoot·i·er, snoot·i·est.


snooty

/ ˈsnuːtɪ /

adjective

  1. aloof or supercilious
  2. snobbish or exclusive

    a snooty restaurant



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Derived Forms

  • ˈsnootily, adverb
  • ˈsnootiness, noun

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Other Words From

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

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Word History and Origins

Origin of snooty1

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

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Example Sentences

The one band that blasted out of dormitory windows onto grassy quadrangles in the snooty Northeast, no matter what, was REM.

And so, yes, you realize, you can get pretentious and snooty about tequila.

Nobody wanted to hand a plum invasion spot to some fat egghead from a snooty rag, he crabbed.

Lest you think GWS is a snooty Philistine, I'll share that I'm a great lover of old English villages and towns.

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

It sounds well to be a Kappa Upsilon and we can go around if we like and be as snooty as any of them.

Besides they're playing snooty too, and aren't paying a bit of attention to us.

The other girls of the chorus were awfully snooty to me, because I was that anathema, a 'society girl', but Nita was a darling.

I didn't like the way you looked at May Arnold, or the snooty way you talked.

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