snobbish
adjective /ˈsnɒbɪʃ/
/ˈsnɑːbɪʃ/
(also informal snobby
(disapproving) /ˈsnɒbi/
/ˈsnɑːbi/
)- thinking that having a high social class is very important; feeling that you are better than other people because you are more intelligent or like things that many people do not likeExtra Examples
- She was quite snobbish about pop culture.
- He fell into the snobbish habit of connecting high social status with moral superiority.
- Snobbish universities are rejecting some of the country's brightest students.
Oxford Collocations DictionarySnobbish is used with these nouns:- disdain