as in aristocratic
being or characteristic of a person who has an offensive air of superiority and tends to ignore or disdain anyone regarded as inferior
the snobby waiter gave me a withering look when I ordered the cheapest wine on the list
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Recent Examples of snobby
Dakota Fanning’s character, the snobby Abby Winbury, knows the importance of a robe.
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Elise Taylor, Vogue, 20 Sep. 2024
When his final season is ridiculed by the snobby Theater Critics Guild, Lionheart throws himself into the Thames.
—Ars Technica, 31 Oct. 2024
The directors branch is notoriously snobby, which will be a tough row to hoe for Wicked’s Jon M. Chu, who got his start directing films in the Step Up and G.I. Joe franchises.
—Nate Jones, Vulture, 23 Nov. 2024
Ask Amy: My son’s girlfriend’s snobby parents sent us a regift
Miss Manners: Do guests always have to reciprocate invitations?
—Washington Post, 15 Jan. 2024
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Elise Taylor, Vogue, 20 Sep. 2024
When his final season is ridiculed by the snobby Theater Critics Guild, Lionheart throws himself into the Thames.
—Ars Technica, 31 Oct. 2024
The directors branch is notoriously snobby, which will be a tough row to hoe for Wicked’s Jon M. Chu, who got his start directing films in the Step Up and G.I. Joe franchises.
—Nate Jones, Vulture, 23 Nov. 2024
Ask Amy: My son’s girlfriend’s snobby parents sent us a regift
Miss Manners: Do guests always have to reciprocate invitations?
—Washington Post, 15 Jan. 2024
See All Example Sentences for snobby
Recent Examples of Synonyms for snobby
Adjective
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The drama follows a woman born into modest circumstances in Sicily in 1900, who goes on to navigate life in a convent, and then carves herself out a place in aristocratic household achieving happiness and emancipation in the process.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
7 May 2025
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Kollwitz’ life also coincided with the final days of aristocratic feudalism and serfdom in Germany and the nation’s economic transition to Industrialism.—
Chadd Scott,
Forbes.com,
24 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The targets of Trump’s economic aggression will accept greater hardship to preserve their dignity than American voters will for the privilege of acting like arrogant menaces.—
David Frum,
The Atlantic,
29 Apr. 2025
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This feud carries on today, with Hogan having called out Hart for being too arrogant.—
David Faris,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Apr. 2025
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In poet and critic John Tottenham’s debut novel, the narrator, a curmudgeonly and snobbish former journalist who can’t stop getting negative Yelp reviews, has years of notes that ultimately amount to an agonizing nothing.—
Jasmine Vojdani,
Vulture,
1 May 2025
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Who better to go searching for unidentified flying objects than a snobbish TV host and a reserved extraterrestrial enthusiast?—
Geordon Wollner,
New York Times,
14 Apr. 2025
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Who’s this snooty Lady Violet (Fiona Glascott) who was hovering around her?—
Robert Lloyd,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Apr. 2025
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For those outside of the series' 8-12 readership range, the books follow the adventures of Gertrude, Eugenia and Dee-Dee Porch in the snooty town of Antiquarium.—
Brenton Blanchet,
People.com,
25 Mar. 2025
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“Snobby.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snobby. Accessed 13 May. 2025.
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