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Recent Examples of snooty Tablecloths, a nice cheese selection, a bit of grandness, never snooty. Helen Rosner, The New Yorker, 8 Dec. 2024 And then there's a blonde and pretty girl that seems snooty to me. Dalton Ross, EW.com, 31 Jan. 2025 With a few snooty glances and snide rejoinders, Todd and Margo Chester — the Griswalds’ ultra-hip Chicago neighbors — epitomize the sort of detachment that’s too chilly for the holidays, too cold for friendship. Matthew Jacobs, Vulture, 17 Dec. 2024 After a snooty bank manager (Matt Oberg) rejects his application for a small business loan, Vince is disappointed but not surprised. Ew Staff, EW.com, 5 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for snooty
Recent Examples of Synonyms for snooty
Adjective
  • Historical memory Even before the conflict was over, aristocratic Anglican writers such as Sir Richard Musgrave spun the rebellion as an uprising of disgruntled Catholics.
    Joseph Patrick Kelly, The Conversation, 20 May 2025
  • Just six years ago, the Times Square Alliance temporarily installed a similarly monumental statue by the artist Kehinde Wiley, who rose to stardom for his aristocratic portraits of contemporary Black people.
    Andrew Keh, New York Times, 18 May 2025
Adjective
  • By losing some of its arrogant charm, Doom has also lost the means to back it up.
    Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 15 May 2025
  • For example, when a man in his sixties talks about the same thing, he’s seen as calm and logical, but when a woman in her twenties talks about it, she’s seen as arrogant or trying to act mature.
    Billboard Japan, Billboard, 15 May 2025
Adjective
  • In 1972, Linville picked up a five-year contract playing a snobbish surgeon second-in-command at the 4077th M*A*S*H.
    Rachel Flynn, People.com, 10 May 2025
  • As a snobbish actress and socialite stranded in a small town with no money O'Hara's Moira was an aloof delight over the series' rolicking six seasons.
    Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 10 May 2025
Adjective
  • Though not as wealthy as his snobby alter ego, the Gen Z-er is doing more than OK.
    Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 1 Apr. 2025
  • Alyssa’s rich father from marrying his mean, snobby girlfriend.
    Kara Nesvig, Parents, 12 Mar. 2025

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“Snooty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snooty. Accessed 28 May. 2025.

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