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snootiness

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snoot⋅y

  [snoo-tee]
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–adjective, snoot⋅i⋅er, snoot⋅i⋅est. Informal.
snobbish.
Origin:
1915–20; snoot + -y 1

Related forms:
snoot⋅i⋅ly, adverb
snoot⋅i⋅ness, noun
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snoot·y   (snōō'tē)   
adj.   snoot·i·er, snoot·i·est Informal

  1. Snobbishly aloof; haughty.

  2. High-class; exclusive.

snoot'i·ly adv., snoot'i·ness n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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