as in aristocratic
being or characteristic of a person who has an offensive air of superiority and tends to ignore or disdain anyone regarded as inferior
the snobby waiter gave me a withering look when I ordered the cheapest wine on the list
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Recent Examples of snobby
McNab first garnered attention in Addams Family Values (1993) as a snobby camper who looks down on Wednesday.
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Danny Horn, EW.com, 5 Oct. 2024
In the fourth episode of The Perfect Couple—the soapy Netflix murder mystery that takes place on the moneyed island of Nantucket—Dakota Fanning’s character, the snobby Abby Winbury, has some choice words about a revealing Missoni dress worn by Meghann Fahy’s Merritt Monaco.
—Elise Taylor, Vogue, 20 Sep. 2024
So few Millennial filmmakers display literary interest of any sort that one is inclined to look back at the Merchant-Ivory output with new respect for what seemed like snobby pretentiousness when the films were first released.
—Armond White, National Review, 4 Sep. 2024
Meanwhile, Mindy's relationship with fashion heir Nicolas (Paul Forman, Park's real-life boyfriend) is getting serious, though his ultra-rich, snobby father could be a problem.
—Samantha Miller, Peoplemag, 15 Aug. 2024
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Danny Horn, EW.com, 5 Oct. 2024
In the fourth episode of The Perfect Couple—the soapy Netflix murder mystery that takes place on the moneyed island of Nantucket—Dakota Fanning’s character, the snobby Abby Winbury, has some choice words about a revealing Missoni dress worn by Meghann Fahy’s Merritt Monaco.
—Elise Taylor, Vogue, 20 Sep. 2024
So few Millennial filmmakers display literary interest of any sort that one is inclined to look back at the Merchant-Ivory output with new respect for what seemed like snobby pretentiousness when the films were first released.
—Armond White, National Review, 4 Sep. 2024
Meanwhile, Mindy's relationship with fashion heir Nicolas (Paul Forman, Park's real-life boyfriend) is getting serious, though his ultra-rich, snobby father could be a problem.
—Samantha Miller, Peoplemag, 15 Aug. 2024
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Follow your gallery tour with a visit to another villa that once belonged to an aristocratic family—Villa Medici.Anna Haines, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
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After her Emmy win for Succession, Snook took home an Olivier for playing all 26 roles in this new adaptation of Oscar Wilde’s witty, haunting novel of vanity, aristocratic cruelty, and greed.Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 8 Jan. 2025
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Teamsters officials later complained that Harris, who would go on to lose all seven battleground states, was arrogant in her dealings with them.W. James Antle III, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 30 Dec. 2024
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Russia, Iran, and many other countries criticize U.S. military interventions as arrogant, ignorant of local context, and unable to fashion either stable regimes or effective security structures.Alexander Baunov, Foreign Affairs, 26 Dec. 2024
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Comedians themselves are considered sort of high up in society, but not in a snobbish way.Justin Koreis, Rolling Stone, 21 Dec. 2024
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The idea that classical music is isolated and its love excludes the love for other genres is a snobbish approach and has nothing to do with understanding the phenomenon of music.Mari Bolkvadze, Billboard, 20 Dec. 2024
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With a few snooty glances and snide rejoinders, Todd and Margo Chester — the Griswalds’ ultra-hip Chicago neighbors — epitomize the sort of detachment that’s too chilly for the holidays, too cold for friendship.Matthew Jacobs, Vulture, 17 Dec. 2024
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After a snooty bank manager (Matt Oberg) rejects his application for a small business loan, Vince is disappointed but not surprised.EW Staff, EW.com, 5 Dec. 2024
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“Snobby.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snobby. Accessed 17 Jan. 2025.
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