snobbish

adjective

snob·​bish ˈsnä-bish How to pronounce snobbish (audio)
: 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
Recent Examples on the Web 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. 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 See More

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Word History

First Known Use

1840, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of snobbish was in 1840

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“Snobbish.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/snobbish. Accessed 6 Dec. 2023.

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snobbish

adjective
snob·​bish ˈsnäb-ish How to pronounce snobbish (audio)
: of, relating to, or being a snob
a snobbish attitude
snobbishly adverb
snobbishness noun

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