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 actress plays a genteel yet faintly snooty older woman
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Recent Examples of snooty
Trading Places When snooty executive Louis Winthorpe III (Dan Aykroyd) and savvy street con man Billy Ray Valentine (Eddie Murphy) find their lives reversed as part of an expensive bet, hijinks arise — though not without dashes of controversial humor.
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Lydia Price, PEOPLE, 23 Dec. 2025
She's got the element of wild transformation on her side, but the performance lacks the kind of prestige appeal necessary to win over the snootier, international voting body of the acting branch.
—Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Nov. 2025
Don't expect white tablecloths and a snooty ambiance; the culinary gem prides itself on its fun and casual atmosphere.
—Gabi De La Rosa, Southern Living, 15 Oct. 2025
Chiefs fans likely will remember Aikman’s snooty social-media message, which was shared exactly six years ago Tuesday.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 23 Sep. 2025
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Lydia Price, PEOPLE, 23 Dec. 2025
She's got the element of wild transformation on her side, but the performance lacks the kind of prestige appeal necessary to win over the snootier, international voting body of the acting branch.
—Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Nov. 2025
Don't expect white tablecloths and a snooty ambiance; the culinary gem prides itself on its fun and casual atmosphere.
—Gabi De La Rosa, Southern Living, 15 Oct. 2025
Chiefs fans likely will remember Aikman’s snooty social-media message, which was shared exactly six years ago Tuesday.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 23 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for snooty
Adjective
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Blending aristocratic grandeur with youthful energy, the imagery aims to celebrate individuality rather than uniformity, the company noted.—
Stephen Garner,
Footwear News,
3 June 2026
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This area of the Oltrarno is one of huge contrasts where artisan workshops stand meters from the grand palazzi whose aristocratic owners once employed cabinet makers, picture framers, furniture painters, and upholsterers to decorate their opulent homes.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
Adjective
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The tension between the two boils over into a confrontation which only Eisenhower can adjudicate, a task complicated by his own arrogant British subordinate, a wiry and dislikable General Bernard Montgomery - played with a villainous verve bordering on the pantomime by Damian Lewis.—
Daniel Jonah Wolpert,
NPR,
29 May 2026
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Public policy decisions always need to strive for middle ground, and those leadership decisions often referred to as arrogant can just as easily be called principled leadership.—
DP Opinion,
Denver Post,
23 May 2026
Adjective
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Until the start of the seventies and especially throughout the fifties, Fiedler was discerning without being snobbish, avant-garde without being faddish.—
Becca Rothfeld,
New Yorker,
1 June 2026
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That rationale extends to my loungewear taste, which my friends would call particularly snobbish.—
Annie Blackman,
InStyle,
11 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Cloris Leachman played Phyllis Lindstrom, Mary's snobby friend and landlady.—
Victoria Edel,
PEOPLE,
14 May 2026
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But a catastrophic ‘Stormganza’ threatens to derail the high-speed train, and the duo have to join forces with the snobby first class attendants and President Gagwell (RuPaul) to save the day in this wild ride of camp and comedy.—
Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
25 Mar. 2026
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