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snooty /ˈsnuːti /adjective (snootier, snootiest) informalShowing disapproval or contempt towards others, especially those considered to belong to a lower social class: snooty neighbours...- Kelly was hardly alone in his contempt for the snooty officials.
- That snooty neighbour of yours may be sitting in the same row and spot you during the intermission.
- Most events are free, and even snooty elitists are welcome.
Synonyms arrogant, proud, haughty, conceited, lofty, aloof, disdainful, superior, self-important, supercilious, exclusive; snobbish, patronizing, condescending, affected, pretentious, elitist, snobby informal uppity, high and mighty, la-di-da, fancy-pants, stuck-up, hoity-toity, snotty British informal toffee-nosed North American informal high-hat, toplofty Derivativessnootily /ˈsnuːtɪli / adverb ...- The latter two tend to be snootily dismissed by the aesthetic movement, perhaps deemed not serious enough for consideration as vital elements of twentieth century visual culture.
- It's one thing to snootily complain about other programmers' software without having to develop and maintain my own.
- ‘I suppose we differ there, in our views’ I continued, snootily.
snootiness /ˈsnuːtɪnəs / noun ...- I like a movie that makes fun of New York snootiness and snobbery.
- The atmosphere is comfortable, relaxed, un-stuffy, with none of the snootiness that you might find in a more ‘aspirational’ establishment.
- As if to counter the accusations of snootiness, not every selection is wilfully obscure.
OriginEarly 20th century: from snoot + -y1; compare with snotty. Rhymesagouti, beauty, booty, cootie, cutie, Djibouti, duty, fluty, rooty, tutti-frutti |