: being, characteristic of, or befitting a snob
a snobbish attitude
snobbishly
adverb
snobbishness
noun
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Examples of snobbish in a Sentence
he gave us one snobbish glance and then disregarded us
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The once-nerdy kid has become a blue-collar first responder just like grandfather Martin, and has nothing in common with his snobbish, effete father.
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Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 9 Oct. 2023
Many British cultural leaders, like their American counterparts, dread being associated with allegedly snobbish art forms.
—Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 25 Sep. 2023
The free-spirited, intellectual Beneatha is being wooed by two men: the wealthy and snobbish George Murchison (Kadahj Bennett) and an ambitious student from Nigeria named Joseph Asagai (Joshua Olumide), whose goal is to transform his country.
—Don Aucoin, BostonGlobe.com, 7 Sep. 2023
Abigail Thaw delivers the stories beautifully, her manner and intonation picking up each character’s personality — snobbish, arrogant, beset upon or naive.
—Katherine A. Powers, Washington Post, 25 Aug. 2023
There were snobbish dissections of his wardrobe and enthusiastic manner—though people were happy to attend parties in his honor and to take his money.
—Clare Malone, The New Yorker, 23 Aug. 2023
In short order and in this bucolic setting, Leon proves to be an irritable jerk: self-absorbed, painfully insecure, perpetually annoyed, snobbish, and at times reflexively cruel.
—Lisa Wong MacAbasco, Vogue, 14 July 2023
Ignoring his father’s appeals to return to Atlanta, King then applied for an open position at the Dexter Avenue Baptist Church in Montgomery, Ala., a small but snobbish congregation that was willing to overlook the 25-year-old’s youth because of his erudite credentials and preaching style.
—Mark Whitaker, Washington Post, 10 May 2023
In 1951, the American writer Sally Iselin reported for The Atlantic on the pointedly snobbish shopping culture in Paris.
—Amy X. Wang Grant Cornett, New York Times, 4 May 2023
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Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 9 Oct. 2023
Many British cultural leaders, like their American counterparts, dread being associated with allegedly snobbish art forms.
—Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 25 Sep. 2023
The free-spirited, intellectual Beneatha is being wooed by two men: the wealthy and snobbish George Murchison (Kadahj Bennett) and an ambitious student from Nigeria named Joseph Asagai (Joshua Olumide), whose goal is to transform his country.
—Don Aucoin, BostonGlobe.com, 7 Sep. 2023
Abigail Thaw delivers the stories beautifully, her manner and intonation picking up each character’s personality — snobbish, arrogant, beset upon or naive.
—Katherine A. Powers, Washington Post, 25 Aug. 2023
There were snobbish dissections of his wardrobe and enthusiastic manner—though people were happy to attend parties in his honor and to take his money.
—Clare Malone, The New Yorker, 23 Aug. 2023
In short order and in this bucolic setting, Leon proves to be an irritable jerk: self-absorbed, painfully insecure, perpetually annoyed, snobbish, and at times reflexively cruel.
—Lisa Wong MacAbasco, Vogue, 14 July 2023
Ignoring his father’s appeals to return to Atlanta, King then applied for an open position at the Dexter Avenue Baptist Church in Montgomery, Ala., a small but snobbish congregation that was willing to overlook the 25-year-old’s youth because of his erudite credentials and preaching style.
—Mark Whitaker, Washington Post, 10 May 2023
In 1951, the American writer Sally Iselin reported for The Atlantic on the pointedly snobbish shopping culture in Paris.
—Amy X. Wang Grant Cornett, New York Times, 4 May 2023
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First Known Use
1840, in the meaning defined above
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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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