snooty

snooty

adj \ˈsnü-tē\

snoot·i·ersnoot·i·est

Definition of SNOOTY

1

: looking down the nose : showing disdain

2

: characterized by snobbery <a snooty store>

— snoot·i·ly \ˈsnü-tə-lē\ adverb

— snoot·i·ness \ˈsnü-tē-nəs\ noun

Examples of SNOOTY

1. <the actress plays a genteel yet faintly snooty older woman>

First Known Use of SNOOTY

1919

Related to SNOOTY

Synonyms: aristocratic, elitist, high-hat, persnickety, potty, ritzy, snobby, snobbish, snotty, toffee-nosed [chiefly British]

Related Words: aloof, arrogant, bumptious, haughty, high-and-mighty, highfalutin (also hifalutin), high-handed, hoity-toity, huffish, huffy, imperious, lordly, overweening, peremptory, pompous, presumptuous, pretentious, supercilious, superior, toplofty (also topliftical), uppity; biggety (or biggity) [Southern & Midland], bigheaded, egoistic (also egoistical), egotistic (or egotistical), prideful, self-conceited, self-important, self-satisfied, smug, stuck-up, swelled-headed, swellheaded

Near Antonyms: democratic, egalitarian; egoless, humble, modest, unpretentious; antielitist, antisnob

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Rhymes with SNOOTY

beauty, booty, Clootie, cootie, cutie, duty, fluty, fruity, hooty, rooty, tutti, zooty