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[ snob-ee ] / ˈsnɒb i / SEE SYNONYMS FOR snobby ON THESAURUS.COM
adjective, snob·bi·er, snob·bi·est.condescending, patronizing, or socially exclusive; snobbish. Origin of snobbyFirst recorded in 1840–50; snob + -y1 OTHER WORDS FROM snobbysnob·bi·ly, adverbsnob·bi·ness, snobbism, nounWords nearby snobbysnively, snob, snob appeal, snobbery, snobbish, snobby, SNOBOL, Sno-Cat, snockered, snod, Snodgrass Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for snobbyIt was like, he was the anti-Christ and we came from a snobby, purist direction. How Questlove Is Bringing Music Back to Television|Kevin Fallon|July 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST A new study finds that customers are more likely to buy when dealing with snobby salespeople. Should The Devil Sell Prada? Study Finds Snobby Salespeople Boost Sales|The Fashion Beast Team|April 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST At first, bar patrons thought the 52-year-old—immaculately dressed, an athletic blonde with shoulder-length hair—was snobby. Adam Lanza Destroyed His Hard Drive Before Attack|Christine Pelisek|December 18, 2012|DAILY BEAST He was a snobby Princeton senior who distrusted his own snobbery. Sometimes Memoirs, Especially by Our Own Kin, Tell Us More Than They Intend|Louisa Thomas|June 16, 2011|DAILY BEAST
"He isn't much of an addition to the team—too snobby for me," spoke Paul in a low voice. Dick Hamilton's Football Team|Howard R. Garis Thought you might be snobby on account of being volunteers, but I swear you're a bloody human lot. Flying for France|James R. McConnell We are an uncouth, snobby, and withal, shabby-looking set of varlets. Adrift in the Arctic Ice Pack|Elisha Kent Kane Sarah Cooper is at the Branch with her snobby little husband and her extravagant toilettes; I'm not going to be patronized by her. Winter Evening Tales|Amelia Edith Huddleston Barr We are snobby, because our advance in the new art does not yet extend to the picturesque or well-fitting. Adrift in the Arctic Ice Pack|Elisha Kent Kane
Words related to snobbysnobbish, arrogant, pretentious, stooping, cheeky, cocky, conceited, fresh, haughty, high and mighty, impertinent, know-it-all, pompous, sassy, self-important, smart-alecky, smug, snippy, snooty, stuck-up |