snobbish

adjective

snob·bish | \ ˈsnä-bish

Definition of snobbish

: being, characteristic of, or befitting a snob a snobbish attitude

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he gave us one snobbish glance and then disregarded us

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Talented comedian Sarah Errington makes every one of her characters memorable, including the scatting Mindy’s waitress Zelma, snobbish debutante Valeria and a kooky nightclub dancer. — Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, "Review: ‘Dice’ at North Coast Rep is charming and nostalgic but score needs work," 15 July 2019 The outstretched hand from a previously alienated and snobbish peer is an innovation of the current production, and meant to end the evening on a far more upbeat note than the original oh-beating-can-be-lovely exchange. — Corby Kummer, The Atlantic, "How Do Carousel and My Fair Lady Fare in 2018?," 8 July 2018 The godson to Prince Philip and cousin of Prince Charles, Hicks is, despite his children's occasional claims to contrary, anything but snobbish. — Jennifer Wright, Town & Country, "Hard to Believe This Wasn't the Wedding of the Summer, or All Time," 9 Sep. 2015 The word authentic has become a completely ridiculous, snobbish term. — Olivia B. Waxman, Time, "What Anthony Bourdain Said About His Own Success," 8 June 2018 That’s the DeWitt tone—tart, brisk, snobbish, antic. — James Wood, The New Yorker, "Helen DeWitt Has Your Number," 27 Oct. 2017 Florence, an accomplished violinist, squirms under the gaze of her icy, snobbish mother (Emily Watson). — Stephanie Zacharek, Time, "On Chesil Beach Is a Moving Tale of Love Without Lust," 17 May 2018 Much like Manhattanites’ often snobbish opinions of Brooklyn or Queens, East Boston has long had a reputation for being impossibly hard to get to. — Todd Plummer, Vogue, "This Oyster-and-Caviar Pop-Up Is Shaking Up Boston’s Culinary Scene," 4 June 2018 For all its tongue-clucking over Greer’s snobbery, though, the narrative itself has a strangely snobbish cast. — Amy Gentry, chicagotribune.com, "Review: 'The Female Persuasion' by Meg Wolitzer," 26 Mar. 2018

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