: 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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Prizegivers have also in the past been accused of being snobbish, of having an anti-American bias and of ignoring some of the giants of literature, including Russia's Lev Nikolayevich Tolstoy, France's Emile Zola and Ireland's James Joyce.
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Simon Johnson, USA Today, 9 Oct. 2025
The episode was about a fake Lord trying to check in to a seedy seaside hotel, and the snobbish Cleese character who runs the place gets fooled by him.
—Jonathan Margolis, Air Mail, 20 Sep. 2025
An unusual - and slightly snobbish - pairing?
—Elisabetta Tosi, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Yet, somewhere along the line, Vulcans have become the butt of the joke with their stiff, snobbish demeanor a source of ridicule for their (supposedly) more progressive human shipmates.
—Richard Edwards, Space.com, 29 Aug. 2025
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Simon Johnson, USA Today, 9 Oct. 2025
The episode was about a fake Lord trying to check in to a seedy seaside hotel, and the snobbish Cleese character who runs the place gets fooled by him.
—Jonathan Margolis, Air Mail, 20 Sep. 2025
An unusual - and slightly snobbish - pairing?
—Elisabetta Tosi, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Yet, somewhere along the line, Vulcans have become the butt of the joke with their stiff, snobbish demeanor a source of ridicule for their (supposedly) more progressive human shipmates.
—Richard Edwards, Space.com, 29 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for snobbish
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“Snobbish.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/snobbish. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.
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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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