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
a snotty contempt for those brash parvenus who moved into the cookie-cutter mansion next door
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Recent Examples of snotty
Their snotty eldest son, Kit (Jago Bilderbeck), seems to take after his dad.
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Judy Berman, Time, 10 Dec. 2025
What’s often forgotten about The Bad News Bears is just how wonderfully snotty, off-putting, and downright awful Walter Matthau’s collection of young misfits are.
—Tim Grierson, Vulture, 25 July 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
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Judy Berman, Time, 10 Dec. 2025
What’s often forgotten about The Bad News Bears is just how wonderfully snotty, off-putting, and downright awful Walter Matthau’s collection of young misfits are.
—Tim Grierson, Vulture, 25 July 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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for snotty
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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As Molloy gradually succeeds in puncturing Lestat’s aloof, arrogant outer shell, his sound correspondingly shifts from assaultive punk to more contemplative ballads.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
7 June 2026
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But Lobo isn't some mindless arrogant hulk out to impose his indomitable will.—
Jeff Spry,
Space.com,
6 June 2026
Adjective
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Drag stars Ginger Minj and Jujubee climb abroad as train attendants who tangle with the snooty first-class crew.—
Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
23 May 2026
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The snooty pooches will premiere on the streamer in late January/early February for the 151st showing of the best-in-class Best in Show-bestower.—
Tony Maglio,
HollywoodReporter,
13 May 2026
Adjective
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Hytes, Season 13’s winner Symone, and Season 15’s Marcia Marcia Marcia, who is credited in the film by her real name Marty Lauter, play a trio of snobbish train attendants on the luxurious Glamazonian Hyper Speed Rail.—
Matthew Huff,
IndieWire,
8 June 2026
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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
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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“Snotty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snotty. Accessed 11 Jun. 2026.
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