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as in arrogant
being or characteristic of a person who has an offensive air of superiority and tends to ignore or disdain anyone regarded as inferior
the restaurant's cuisine is truly superb, but the maître d's aristocratic demeanor is a bit much
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as in noble
of high birth, rank, or station
an impoverished dowager who never lets people forget about her aristocratic origins
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Recent Examples of aristocratic
Audiences online have reveled in this pivot from Hoult, whose aristocratic vibe has made for great period dramas but never juiced his off-duty style.
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Matt Donnelly, Variety, 14 July 2025
And a historic aristocratic club turned chic boutique hotel is the place to stay.
—Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Forbes.com, 11 July 2025
Gunn has described his take as less of an origin story and more of a journey, with Superman (David Corenswet) struggling to reconcile his Kryptonian heritage and aristocratic origins with his small-town adoptive human family.
—ArsTechnica, 11 July 2025
That’s because just one actor plays all eight members of the aristocratic D’Ysquith family, each of whom is destined to be knocked off.
—David L. Coddon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 July 2025
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Matt Donnelly, Variety, 14 July 2025
And a historic aristocratic club turned chic boutique hotel is the place to stay.
—Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Forbes.com, 11 July 2025
Gunn has described his take as less of an origin story and more of a journey, with Superman (David Corenswet) struggling to reconcile his Kryptonian heritage and aristocratic origins with his small-town adoptive human family.
—ArsTechnica, 11 July 2025
That’s because just one actor plays all eight members of the aristocratic D’Ysquith family, each of whom is destined to be knocked off.
—David L. Coddon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for aristocratic
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In addition to Sandler, the 2025 film also sees the return of several familiar faces, including Julie Bowen as Happy’s love interest, Virginia Venit; Christopher McDonald as Shooter McGavin, Happy’s arrogant nemesis; and Ben Stiller as Hal L., the orderly from Happy’s grandmother’s nursing home.—
Monica Mercuri,
Forbes.com,
25 July 2025
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Christopher McDonald plays Happy’s comically villainous, arrogant rival Shooter McGavin, maestro of the finger guns.—
Skyler Trepel,
EW.com,
25 July 2025
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While the Packers’ support of Walker was noble, getting your head coach enraged is never a good idea.—
Rob Reischel,
Forbes.com,
29 July 2025
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On one hand, part of their appreciation for warning sirens lies in the noble purpose of preventing harm in the face of incipient natural disasters.—
Claudia Levens,
jsonline.com,
25 July 2025
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One half of the room loves the big and bold Bose signature sound, while the other half likes to be sniffy and snobbish about the brand that’s been dominating sectors of the consumer audio market since 1964.—
Mark Sparrow,
Forbes.com,
17 July 2025
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So many of the characters are intelligent, cruel, snobbish, yet undeniably hilarious.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 June 2025
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Their actions involved great risk, and some mothers themselves were disappeared by the military.—
Graciela Mochkofsky,
New Yorker,
31 July 2025
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With a solid data foundation, external factors like fuel prices or carrier availability can be incorporated into planning with greater confidence.—
Clemente Theotokis,
Forbes.com,
31 July 2025
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Roth has long argued that some parts of the higher education system are elitist and condescending.—
John T. Shaw,
Twin Cities,
10 July 2025
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The Royal Cinque Ports experience was pared-back to say the least, but entry was free, a positive move for a sport sometimes criticised as elitist and inaccessible.—
Conor O'Neill,
New York Times,
2 July 2025
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There is no draft and no exemptions therefrom that favored middle- and upper-class white boys.—
Edward Lotterman,
Twin Cities,
27 July 2025
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For many fans, Warner and his costars were examples of Black excellence themselves, as The Cosby Show aired at a time when there was very little representation of upper-class Black families on TV.—
Daysia Tolentino,
EW.com,
21 July 2025
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Or try this: Kate Winslet is a snooty debutante in first class who falls for a poor artist in steerage (Titanic).—
Guy Trebay,
Travel + Leisure,
15 July 2025
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Has an old-money crowd and snooty country clubs yet somehow feels a bit more low-key than the other Hamptons.—
Stephanie Krikorian,
Curbed,
23 June 2025
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Born into two legacies—the Vanderbilts of Gilded Age lore and the Wades of Western Union fame—Emily was the daughter of William Henry Vanderbilt III, former governor of Rhode Island, and a direct descendant of both industrial ingenuity and patrician civic duty.—
Annie Davidson,
Robb Report,
29 May 2025
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Along the historic waterway system which dates from the 12th century, there are a series of patrician residences, pleasure villas, and elegant rural farmhouses that still stand, along with what remains of their parks and gardens, side-by-side with more recent houses.—
Elena Dallorso,
Architectural Digest,
24 May 2025
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“Aristocratic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aristocratic. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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