snottier; snottiest
1
: soiled with nasal mucus
a snotty nose
2
: annoyingly or spitefully unpleasant
especially
: snooty
Examples of snotty in a Sentence
a snotty contempt for those brash parvenus who moved into the cookie-cutter mansion next door
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Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 23 May 2025
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By design, the reactions his hulking, initially gentle presence inspires from Tehran bureaucratic authorities, elite fail-sons, and snotty business owners speak volumes more than any of his actual dialogue.
—Indiewire Staff, IndieWire, 13 Aug. 2024
Watch out Mucinex Man, when season 12 of The Masked Singer starts in September, one of the new costumes might just give you a run for your snotty money.
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Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 23 May 2025
Blanchett is apologetic and melancholy as Cate, and wonderfully snotty as Shelly, critiquing the privilege and luxury that the actress knows that famous people like her take for granted.
—Tim Grierson, Vulture, 15 Mar. 2025
By design, the reactions his hulking, initially gentle presence inspires from Tehran bureaucratic authorities, elite fail-sons, and snotty business owners speak volumes more than any of his actual dialogue.
—Indiewire Staff, IndieWire, 13 Aug. 2024
Watch out Mucinex Man, when season 12 of The Masked Singer starts in September, one of the new costumes might just give you a run for your snotty money.
—Lauren Huff, EW.com, 24 July 2024
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“Snotty.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/snotty. Accessed 29 May. 2025.
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snotty
adjective
snot·ty
ˈsnät-ē 
snottier; snottiest
1
: soiled with nasal mucus
a snotty nose
2
: annoyingly or spitefully unpleasant
a snotty reply
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