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
he gave us one snobbish glance and then disregarded us
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The notion that there is something snobbish and elitist about dressing up.
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Jacobina Martin, Washington Post, 8 Jan. 2024
Often, though, snobbish pique yields to a more rueful and ruminative mode, as Li reflects on the waste and futility around him.
—The New Yorker, 5 Dec. 2023
The once-nerdy kid has become a blue-collar first responder just like grandfather Martin, and has nothing in common with his snobbish, effete father.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 9 Oct. 2023
Many British cultural leaders, like their American counterparts, dread being associated with allegedly snobbish art forms.
—Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 25 Sep. 2023
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Jacobina Martin, Washington Post, 8 Jan. 2024
Often, though, snobbish pique yields to a more rueful and ruminative mode, as Li reflects on the waste and futility around him.
—The New Yorker, 5 Dec. 2023
The once-nerdy kid has become a blue-collar first responder just like grandfather Martin, and has nothing in common with his snobbish, effete father.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 9 Oct. 2023
Many British cultural leaders, like their American counterparts, dread being associated with allegedly snobbish art forms.
—Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 25 Sep. 2023
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“Snobbish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snobbish. Accessed 24 Oct. 2024.
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