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单词 snooty
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Definition of snooty in English:

snooty

adjectivesnootier, snootiest ˈsnuːtiˈsnudi
informal
  • Showing disapproval or contempt towards others, especially those considered to belong to a lower social class.

    〈非正式〉高傲自大的;势利的

    snooty neighbours

    傲慢势利的邻居。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • When her snooty daughter visits, she is embarrassed by her relative poverty.
    • Kelly was hardly alone in his contempt for the snooty officials.
    • She was my mother's mother, a proud, snooty woman who had never really forgiven my mom for marrying my dad.
    • This is the snooty tone of most of the reports on consumer debt.
    • That snooty neighbour of yours may be sitting in the same row and spot you during the intermission.
    • I look shocked as the snooty little brat walked toward the office.
    • These new northern pilgrims are less snooty than their colonising predecessors.
    • Where was the nasal nerdy voice, the plaid suit, the snooty know-it-all haughtiness?
    • In a paranoid mood, one might interpret that as frosty, even snooty.
    • Plus, no snooty attitudes or other conventional store trappings allowed.
    • Most events are free, and even snooty elitists are welcome.
    • A young fugitive on a motorbike ran out of petrol and was kissed by the boss's snooty daughter as a dare.
    • I suppose they're going to get all snooty and start treating me like their personal assistant.
    • They've got a snooty superior liberalist attitude to the working-classes and conservatives alike.
    • You like feeling snooty about other people who disagree with you.
    • It was the same snooty disdain masking the deep hurt she was feeling.
    • The American arts fan, long mythologized as a snooty, wealthy elitist, is changing.
    • They always gave that stuck-up, snooty look to old technical teachers like me.
    • Many felt, however, that in the snooty world of racing he was made an example because of his background.
    • It made it a bit easier for us that even the snooty critics seemed to expect more of that electronic stuff.
    Synonyms
    arrogant, proud, haughty, conceited, lofty, aloof, disdainful, superior, self-important, supercilious, exclusive
    snobbish, patronizing, condescending, affected, pretentious, elitist, snobby
    informal uppity, high and mighty, la-di-da, fancy-pants, stuck-up, hoity-toity, snotty
    British informal toffee-nosed
    North American informal high-hat, toplofty

Derivatives

  • snootily

  • adverb ˈsnuːtɪliˈsnudəli
    informal
    • Shouldn't I feel insulted that he's stormed over here to glare snootily at us?
      Example sentencesExamples
      • The latter two tend to be snootily dismissed by the aesthetic movement, perhaps deemed not serious enough for consideration as vital elements of twentieth century visual culture.
      • ‘I suppose we differ there, in our views’ I continued, snootily.
      • It's one thing to snootily complain about other programmers' software without having to develop and maintain my own.
      • Naomi smiled and the blonde bombshell snootily followed her, without giving a backward glance.
  • snootiness

  • nounˈsnuːtɪnəsˈsnudinəs
    informal
    • The atmosphere is comfortable, relaxed, un-stuffy, with none of the snootiness that you might find in a more ‘aspirational’ establishment.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • As if to counter the accusations of snootiness, not every selection is wilfully obscure.
      • Well, I guess I don't have any friends now… I walked away, depressed, hoping that Libby's snootiness was all a joke.
      • I like a movie that makes fun of New York snootiness and snobbery.
      • We certainly don't have any snootiness about food.

Origin

Early 20th century: from snoot + -y1; compare with snotty.

Rhymes

agouti, beauty, booty, cootie, cutie, Djibouti, duty, fluty, rooty, tutti-frutti

Definition of snooty in US English:

snooty

adjectiveˈsnudiˈsno͞odē
informal
  • Showing disapproval or contempt toward others, especially those considered to belong to a lower social class.

    〈非正式〉高傲自大的;势利的

    snooty neighbors

    傲慢势利的邻居。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • In a paranoid mood, one might interpret that as frosty, even snooty.
    • It was the same snooty disdain masking the deep hurt she was feeling.
    • Most events are free, and even snooty elitists are welcome.
    • A young fugitive on a motorbike ran out of petrol and was kissed by the boss's snooty daughter as a dare.
    • This is the snooty tone of most of the reports on consumer debt.
    • That snooty neighbour of yours may be sitting in the same row and spot you during the intermission.
    • Plus, no snooty attitudes or other conventional store trappings allowed.
    • When her snooty daughter visits, she is embarrassed by her relative poverty.
    • Kelly was hardly alone in his contempt for the snooty officials.
    • They always gave that stuck-up, snooty look to old technical teachers like me.
    • They've got a snooty superior liberalist attitude to the working-classes and conservatives alike.
    • The American arts fan, long mythologized as a snooty, wealthy elitist, is changing.
    • You like feeling snooty about other people who disagree with you.
    • Where was the nasal nerdy voice, the plaid suit, the snooty know-it-all haughtiness?
    • She was my mother's mother, a proud, snooty woman who had never really forgiven my mom for marrying my dad.
    • It made it a bit easier for us that even the snooty critics seemed to expect more of that electronic stuff.
    • Many felt, however, that in the snooty world of racing he was made an example because of his background.
    • These new northern pilgrims are less snooty than their colonising predecessors.
    • I look shocked as the snooty little brat walked toward the office.
    • I suppose they're going to get all snooty and start treating me like their personal assistant.
    Synonyms
    arrogant, proud, haughty, conceited, lofty, aloof, disdainful, superior, self-important, supercilious, exclusive

Origin

Early 20th century: from snoot + -y; compare with snotty.

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