snuffy

[ snuhf-ee ]

/ ˈsnʌf i /

adjective, snuff·i·er, snuff·i·est.

resembling snuff.

soiled with snuff.

given to the use of snuff.

having an unpleasant appearance.

having hurt feelings.

easily displeased.

Origin of snuffy

First recorded in 1780–90; snuff¹ + -y¹

OTHER WORDS FROM snuffy

snuff·i·ness, noun

Words nearby snuffy

snuff film, snuffle, snuff movie, snuff out, snuff stick, snuffy, snug, snug as a bug in a rug, snuggery, snuggies, snuggle

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Example sentences from the Web for snuffy

I don't believe you, for you would go to some snuffy, maundering old minister.
Afterwards|Ian Maclaren
She is not pleasant-looking, to be sure; snuffy and disagreeable in her ways also.
The Pansy Magazine, August 1886|Various
Our snuffy friend Spoon was not exempt from the ambitious failings of lesser men.
Ask Momma|R. S. Surtees
I never shall forget a snuffy old lady whom I used to be obliged, when a child, to kiss.
Folly as It Flies|Fanny Fern

As for Halyard, he was unspeakable, bundled up in his snuffy shawls, and making uncouth noises over his gruel.
In Search of the Unknown|Robert W. Chambers

British Dictionary definitions for snuffy

snuffy

/ (ˈsnʌfɪ) /

adjective snuffier or snuffiest

of, relating to, or resembling snuff

covered with or smelling of snuff

unpleasant; disagreeable

Derived forms of snuffy

snuffiness, noun

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	snuffy
释义	snuffy [ snuhf-ee ] / ˈsnʌf i / adjective, snuff·i·er, snuff·i·est. resembling snuff. soiled with snuff. given to the use of snuff. having an unpleasant appearance. having hurt feelings. easily displeased. Origin of snuffy First recorded in 1780–90; snuff¹ + -y¹ OTHER WORDS FROM snuffy snuff·i·ness, noun Words nearby snuffy snuff film, snuffle, snuff movie, snuff out, snuff stick, snuffy, snug, snug as a bug in a rug, snuggery, snuggies, snuggle Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for snuffy I don't believe you, for you would go to some snuffy, maundering old minister. Afterwards\|Ian Maclaren She is not pleasant-looking, to be sure; snuffy and disagreeable in her ways also. The Pansy Magazine, August 1886\|Various Our snuffy friend Spoon was not exempt from the ambitious failings of lesser men. Ask Momma\|R. S. Surtees I never shall forget a snuffy old lady whom I used to be obliged, when a child, to kiss. Folly as It Flies\|Fanny Fern As for Halyard, he was unspeakable, bundled up in his snuffy shawls, and making uncouth noises over his gruel. In Search of the Unknown\|Robert W. Chambers British Dictionary definitions for snuffy snuffy / (ˈsnʌfɪ) / adjective snuffier or snuffiest of, relating to, or resembling snuff covered with or smelling of snuff unpleasant; disagreeable Derived forms of snuffy snuffiness, noun Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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