: being, characteristic of, or befitting a snob
a snobbish attitude
snobbishly
adverb
snobbishness
noun
Examples of snobbish in a Sentence
he gave us one snobbish glance and then disregarded us
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Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 29 Mar. 2026
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It’s been broadly debated whether the novel actually is a love story between the snobbish Cathy and the glowering Heathcliff.
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Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 29 Mar. 2026
And Alexander Hamilton gets slightly better press than the other two, but he is shown as someone who is brilliant, but self-seeking, arrogant, snobbish, contemptuous of others, and profoundly two-faced.
—David Frum, The Atlantic, 25 Mar. 2026
It’s been broadly debated whether the novel actually is a love story between the snobbish Cathy and the glowering Heathcliff.
—Emily Zemler, Los Angeles Times, 11 Feb. 2026
These page-turning stories will put characters like Pride and Prejudice’s snobbish Caroline Bingley to the modern descendant of Sense and Sensibility’s Eliza Williams at center stage in elevated fan fiction for Janeites.
—Lizz Schumer, PEOPLE, 16 Dec. 2025
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“Snobbish.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/snobbish. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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snobbish
adjective
snob·bish
ˈsnäb-ish 
: of, relating to, or being a snob
a snobbish attitude
snobbishly
adverb
snobbishness
noun
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