snooty

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adjective \ ˈsnü-tē \

Definition of snooty

snootier; snootiest

1 :looking down the nose :showing disdain

2 :characterized by snobbery

a snooty store

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snootily

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snootiness

play \ˈsnü-tē-nəs\ noun

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Examples of snooty in a Sentence

the actress plays a genteel yet faintly snooty older woman

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No more waiting on the phone and pleading with snooty receptionists.

— stephanie strom, New York Times, "OpenTable Began a Revolution. Now It’s a Power Under Siege.," 29 Aug. 2017
That openness, warmth, and acceptance are part of the draw to those fatigued by the snooty social hierarchies that dominate others parts of the Hamptons.

— hannah seligson, Town & Country, "Why Sag Harbor Is No Longer the Hamptons' Best-Kept Secret," 4 Aug. 2017
Her sitcom lampoons snooty New Yorkers whose parenting skills are not enhanced by their wealth.

— Washington Post, "Sitcom ‘Odd Mom Out’ back for season 3; NY’s rich, watch out," 11 July 2017
Centering on three irreverent nuns played by Aubrey Plaza (witchy and bitchy), Alison Brie (frustrated and snooty) and Kate Micucci (bi-curious and babyish), the goofy plot never finds its groove.

— jeannette catsoulis, The Seattle Times, "‘The Little Hours’ review: Naughty farce mostly wastes good cast," 6 July 2017
Horror? Pitiless tsk-tsking from snooty British scolds?

— maria puente, USA TODAY, "Modesty be darned! Women's slip sales are slipping.," 6 July 2017
Others apparently suffer from the current Fear of Formality, believing that anything short of chumminess is snooty — even in obviously formal situations.

— miss manners, star-telegram.com, "Letter-perfect endings require careful thought," 2 July 2017
Rather than dealing with the snooty moms who hounded them in the original, including Christina Applegate, this time the moms are fighting back against holiday stress and the expectation of making the season perfect for their families.

— bryan alexander, USA TODAY, "See 'Bad Moms' reject 'Christmas' perfection in exclusive first photos," 27 June 2017
There is an entertaining scene between the artist wearing her traditional Mexican Tehuana dress and snooty patrons at a New York party with the Rockefellers and Fords.

— janelle gelfand, Cincinnati.com, "Cincinnati Opera’s ‘Frida’ tinged with emotion, fiery spirit," 24 June 2017

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First Known Use of snooty

1919

snooty Synonyms

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

SNOOTY Defined for English Language Learners

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Definition of snooty for English Language Learners

: having or showing the insulting attitude of people who think that they are better, smarter, or more important than other people

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Definition of snooty for Students

snootier; snootiest

:rude and arrogant especially to people from a lower class

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