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单词 snuffy
释义 snuffy
I. \ˈsnəfē, -fi\ adjective
(-er/-est)
Etymology: snuff (III) + -y
1.
 a. : sulky, peevish
 b. : short-tempered
2. : inclined to haughtiness : supercilious, disdainful
 < among his mother's snuffy colleagues — W.J.Locke >
 < a snuffy seminary for young ladies — Sylvia T. Warner >
II. adjective
(-er/-est)
Etymology: snuff (V) + -y
1. : resembling snuff (as in color, consistency, or pungency)
 < snuffy brown clothing >
 < snuffy soil >
2.
 a. : addicted to the use of snuff
  < a snuffy old man — Henry Watterson >
 b. : having unpleasant habits : horrid, disagreeable
  < a singularly unattractive, snuffy old man — Dorothy C. Fisher >
3. : soiled with snuff
 < snuffy clothes >
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