| 单词 | sniffiness |
| 释义 | > as lemmasˈsniffiness ˈsniffiness n. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > [noun] > state or quality of being contemptuous deignoushedec1330 despitefulness1535 scornfulness1535 disdainfulness1548 contemptuousness1574 despisableness1613 despisingness1625 slightingness1683 contemptibility?1794 sneerfulness1873 sniffiness1927 snottiness1973 dismissiveness1980 1927 Blackwood's Mag. Dec. 834/1 I didn't think sniffiness was usual under the circumstances. 1932 G. K. Chesterton Chances iv. 118 A brilliant French critic, who does full justice to the poet otherwise, has in this matter also a faint suggestion of sniffiness. 1968 M. Collis Somerville & Ross iii. 45 In her Irish Memories (published in 1917) Edith, recalling that time, writes of the sniffyness of her brothers and uncles. 1981 Economist 24 Jan. 22/2 Although for the past two years the United States has been Algeria's largest trading partner, the relationship between the two countries has been marked by a suspicious sniffiness. < as lemmas |
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