snotty

adjective

snot·​ty ˈsnä-tē How to pronounce snotty (audio)
snottier; snottiest
1
: soiled with nasal mucus
a snotty nose
2
: annoyingly or spitefully unpleasant
especially : snooty
snottily adverb
snottiness noun

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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On the other side of the water, she’s met by Oliver (Charlie Anson), the slightly snotty son of the elderly couple who run the residency. 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 See All Example Sentences for snotty

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1570, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of snotty was circa 1570

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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 How to pronounce snotty (audio)
snottier; snottiest
1
: soiled with nasal mucus
a snotty nose
2
: annoyingly or spitefully unpleasant
a snotty reply
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