snubbishadj.
/ˈsnʌbɪʃ/ 1. Somewhat snub.
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the world > life > the body > external parts of body > head > face > nose > [adjective] > types of nose
cammed?c1350
camoisc1380
snatteda1387
camoisedc1515
flat1560
hawked1577
rising1606
simous1634
aquiline1646
Roman1665
snoutya1685
suspense1697
rhinocerical1710
rhinocerotic1755
Bardolphian1756
cock-up1763
bridgeless1772
retroussé1802
snubbed1802
snubbish1828
snubby1828
snipish1834
snub1843
pugged1847
puggisha1849
tip-tilted1872
saddleback1897
beak-sharp1933
spitzy1968
1828 Ann. Reg., Law Cases 365/2 A short snubbish nose.
1848 H. Rogers Ess. (1874) I. vi. 310 His eyes are not so prominent as yours, nor is his nose so snubbish.
2. Repressive; inclined to snub.
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the mind > emotion > humility > humiliation > [adjective] > humiliating
dismounting1562
abasing1615
humiliating1757
humiliative1821
snubbish1840
humiliant1844
snubby1867
humiliatory1872
snubbing1887
lowering1899
deflating1933
the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disapproval > rebuke or reproof > [adjective] > rebuking or reproving
reprovinga1382
rebukinga1500
checkful1548
checking1548
reprehending1611
increpatory1645
reprimanding1701
schooling1753
lecturing1797
reprehendatory1818
snubbish1840
rebukeful1861
1840 T. Hood Open Quest. 146 Have we not had enough To make Religion sad, and sour, and snubbish?
Derivatives
ˈsnubbishly adv.
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the world > life > the body > external parts of body > head > face > nose > [adverb] > types of nose
camoislya1528
snubbishly1840
1840 New Monthly Mag. 58 526 Miss Biggs..turned up her snub-nose more snubbishly.
ˈsnubbishness n.
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the world > life > the body > external parts of body > head > face > nose > [noun] > types of nose > condition of having
cammednessc1440
noseness1598
simity1650
simosity1721
snubbiness1828
pugnosednessa1832
snubbishness1848
snub-nosedness1875
1848 H. Rogers Ess. (1874) I. vi. 310 He has a strong resemblance to you..in the snubbishness of his nose.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1913; most recently modified version published online March 2018).
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adj.1828