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
Sweet Basil officially earns my snobby schnoz's stamp of approval.
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Ella Field, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 July 2025
To win Sugar's heart in return, Joe poses as snobby millionaire Shell Oil Junior on the beach, pointedly appealing to just about every one of her weaknesses with his performance.
—EW.com, 21 June 2025
Two from the Midlands who can’t get into the snobby London music scene and two in the London scene that are session musicians and on massive records.
—Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 24 May 2025
Though not as wealthy as his snobby alter ego, the Gen Z-er is doing more than OK.
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 1 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for snobby
Ella Field, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 July 2025
To win Sugar's heart in return, Joe poses as snobby millionaire Shell Oil Junior on the beach, pointedly appealing to just about every one of her weaknesses with his performance.
—EW.com, 21 June 2025
Two from the Midlands who can’t get into the snobby London music scene and two in the London scene that are session musicians and on massive records.
—Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 24 May 2025
Though not as wealthy as his snobby alter ego, the Gen Z-er is doing more than OK.
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 1 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for snobby
Recent Examples of Synonyms for snobby
Adjective
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When Coverley and the girls returned to England, in 1969, Lucian arranged for Bella to spend time with some aristocratic hippies who travelled around southern England in caravans.—
Rebecca Mead,
New Yorker,
8 Sep. 2025
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While its aristocratic history may be a thing of the past, the hotel (along with its grounds) does still exude the stately, elegant aura of a noble mansion.—
Erica Wertheim Zohar,
Forbes.com,
28 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Zane played the arrogant Cal Hockley, who was engaged to Jack's love interest, Rose (played by Kate Winslet).—
Virginia Chamlee,
People.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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Hardly seems like enough to cow these arrogant companies into behaving, especially when their business model is so intrinsically tied to hoovering up other people’s information and creative work.—
James Folta,
Literary Hub,
8 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Yet, somewhere along the line, Vulcans have become the butt of the joke with their stiff, snobbish demeanor a source of ridicule for their (supposedly) more progressive human shipmates.—
Richard Edwards,
Space.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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In her senior year of college, Heart the Lover’s protagonist, an English major who goes by the nickname Jordan, meets Sam, a snobbish classmate who quickly becomes her boyfriend.—
Shannon Carlin,
Time,
29 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Dismissed by the snooty London music industry in the early 2000s because of their accents, the pair reinvented themselves as Silibil N’ Brains, anarchic hard-partying MCs from the U.S. West Coast (and not, in fact, from Dundee).—
Alex Ritman,
Variety,
5 Sep. 2025
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When scholarship student Ruby Bell (Harriet Herbig-Matten) observes a scandalous secret within its walls, snooty millionaire heir James Beaufort (Damian Hardung) does his best to keep her quiet — igniting a spark between them neither can ignore.—
Lynsey Eidell,
PEOPLE,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Snobby.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snobby. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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