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单词 snobbish
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snobbish

adjective

snob·​bish ˈsnä-bish How to pronounce snobbish (audio)
: being, characteristic of, or befitting a snob
a snobbish attitude
snobbishly adverb
snobbishness noun

Synonyms

  • aristocratic
  • elitist
  • high-hat
  • persnickety
  • potty
  • ritzy
  • snobby
  • snooty
  • snotty
  • toffee-nosed [chiefly British]
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Example Sentences

he gave us one snobbish glance and then disregarded us
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Word History

First Known Use

1840, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

snobbish

adjective

snob·​bish ˈsnä-bish How to pronounce snobbish (audio)
: being or characteristic of a snob
a snobbish attitude

snobbish

adjective

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 he gave us one snobbish glance and then disregarded us

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • aristocratic
  • arrogant
  • snobby
  • snooty
  • elitist
  • snotty
  • ritzy
  • persnickety
  • smug
  • supercilious
  • toffee-nosed
  • aloof
  • uppity
  • pretentious
  • potty
  • haughty
  • bumptious
  • pompous
  • hoity-toity
  • superior
  • huffy
  • presumptuous
  • huffish
  • toplofty
  • imperious
  • high-and-mighty
  • high-hat
  • hifalutin
  • egotistic
  • bigheaded
  • egoistic
  • egotistical
  • highfalutin
  • stuck-up
  • egoistical
  • high-handed
  • self-important
  • lordly
  • prideful
  • overweening
  • toploftical
  • peremptory
  • self-satisfied
  • self-conceited
  • biggety
  • swellheaded
  • swelled-headed
  • biggity

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • egalitarian
  • democratic
  • humble
  • unpretentious
  • modest
  • egoless
  • antielitist
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