snootier; snootiest
1
: looking down the nose : showing disdain
2
: characterized by snobbery
a snooty store
snootily adverb
snootiness noun

Examples of snooty in a Sentence

the actress plays a genteel yet faintly snooty older woman
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For those outside of the series' 8-12 readership range, the books follow the adventures of Gertrude, Eugenia and Dee-Dee Porch in the snooty town of Antiquarium. Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 25 Mar. 2025 The apple of snooty mom Victoria's (Parker Posey) eye, who works the family finance business with his dad Timothy (Jason Isaacs), party-loving pool cretin Saxon is this season's poster boy for misguided masculinity. Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 19 Feb. 2025 Tablecloths, a nice cheese selection, a bit of grandness, never snooty. Helen Rosner, The New Yorker, 8 Dec. 2024 And then there's a blonde and pretty girl that seems snooty to me. Dalton Ross, EW.com, 31 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for snooty

Word History

First Known Use

1919, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of snooty was in 1919

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“Snooty.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/snooty. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.

Kids Definition

snooty

adjective
snootier; snootiest
snootily adverb
snootiness noun
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