snoot·y

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

Origin:
1915–20; snoot + -y1

snoot·i·ly, adverb
snoot·i·ness, noun
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snooty (ˈsnuːtɪ) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj , snootier, snootiest
1.  aloof or supercilious
2.  snobbish or exclusive: a snooty restaurant
 
'snootily
 
adv
 
'snootiness
 
n

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Snooty is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
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snooty definition


  1. mod.
    haughty; conceited. (As if looking down one's nose = snoot, at someone. Alludes also to having one's nose in the air meaning haughtiness.) : Tiffany can be snooty if she wants to, and she usually wants to.
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Example sentences
Newspaper columnists revel in snooty put-downs of his work.
And of course waiters from snooty high-end places sometimes put on airs.
Imagine snooty attendants with ear sets or signage that discriminates between
  customers to pander to the wealthiest customers.
No, she is a snooty dog and generally snubs other dogs and persons she thinks
  are creepy.
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