Definition of snooty
snootier
;snootiest
1 : looking down the nose : showing disdain
2 : characterized by snobbery a snooty store
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Examples of snooty in a Sentence
the actress plays a genteel yet faintly snooty older woman
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First Known Use of snooty
1919
SNOOTY Defined for English Language Learners
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: 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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snootier
;snootiest
: rude and arrogant especially to people from a lower class
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