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snooty.

Haughty, pompous, snobbish; inclined to turn up one's nose.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈsnuːti/Received-Pronunciation/ˈsnuti/General-American[-ɾi]General-American

  1. Haughty, pompous, snobbish; inclined to turn up one's nose.

    informal
    Sir Sydney was an arrogant, snooty, bigoted prig, so it was with some satisfaction that I wrote out his parking ticket.

  2. Of an event, a thing, etc.: elite, exclusive.

    broadly · informal
    Her parties were snooty affairs; custom-designed cocktail dresses that cost more than a decent luxury car were de rigueur.

  3. Easily angered or irritated; irritable, short-tempered.

    broadly · informal · uncommon
Where this word comes from

The adjective is derived from snoot (“(UK, dialectal, and slang) snout; nose”) + -y (suffix forming adjectives meaning ‘having the quality of’), probably referring to a snobbish person often having their nose in the air (that is, acting disdainfully towards others). Snoot is a dialectal variant of snout. The noun is derived from the adjective.

noun/ˈsnuːti/Received-Pronunciation/ˈsnuti/General-American[-ɾi]General-American

  1. Synonym of snoot (“an elitist or snobbish person”).

    informal · uncommon
Where this word comes from

The adjective is derived from snoot (“(UK, dialectal, and slang) snout; nose”) + -y (suffix forming adjectives meaning ‘having the quality of’), probably referring to a snobbish person often having their nose in the air (that is, acting disdainfully towards others). Snoot is a dialectal variant of snout. The noun is derived from the adjective.

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