snootier; snootiest
1
: looking down the nose : showing disdain
2
: characterized by snobbery
a snooty store
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Examples of snooty in a Sentence
the actress plays a genteel yet faintly snooty older woman
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Tablecloths, a nice cheese selection, a bit of grandness, never snooty.
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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
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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
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“Snooty.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/snooty. Accessed 20 Feb. 2025.
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