sniffily
i adjective, snif·fi·er, snif·fi·est. Informal.
inclined to sniff, as in scorn; disdainful; supercilious: He was very sniffy about breaches of etiquette.
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sniffy (ˈsnɪfɪ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj , -fier, -fiest | |
| informal contemptuous or disdainful | |
| 'sniffily | |
| —adv | |
| 'sniffiness | |
| —n | |
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Sniffily
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| sniffy (ˈsnɪfɪ) | |
| —adj , -fier, -fiest | |
| informal contemptuous or disdainful | |
| 'sniffily | |
| —adv | |
| 'sniffiness | |
| —n | |
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