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 actress plays a genteel yet faintly snooty older woman
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Recent Examples of snooty
The city is not as snooty and pretentious as San Francisco.
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Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2024
But Steve plays a ‘man of the people’ author who goes to a snooty New England college where his daughter teaches.
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 14 Aug. 2024
The romance plot continues to bleed into Miss Night and Day’s finale even as the series gives over fully to its grim thriller as, after a bunch of red herrings, the murderer is finally revealed to be the snooty, though seemingly harmless, intern Na Ok-hui (Bae Hae-sun) aka Gong Eum-sim.
—Geoffrey Bunting, TIME, 5 Aug. 2024
Most populists lament that the state has been led astray by a snooty establishment in bed with immigrants, minorities, atheists, and intellectuals.
—Yascha Mounk, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2014
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Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2024
But Steve plays a ‘man of the people’ author who goes to a snooty New England college where his daughter teaches.
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 14 Aug. 2024
The romance plot continues to bleed into Miss Night and Day’s finale even as the series gives over fully to its grim thriller as, after a bunch of red herrings, the murderer is finally revealed to be the snooty, though seemingly harmless, intern Na Ok-hui (Bae Hae-sun) aka Gong Eum-sim.
—Geoffrey Bunting, TIME, 5 Aug. 2024
Most populists lament that the state has been led astray by a snooty establishment in bed with immigrants, minorities, atheists, and intellectuals.
—Yascha Mounk, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2014
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for snooty
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But red is also the color of the tunic of cardinals, as well as the velvet cloaks worn throughout history by the great aristocratic families.Laura Tortora, Glamour, 4 Dec. 2024
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Early in the design process, the owners told the team about their love of Florence’s Palazzo Tornabuoni, a grand 15th-century aristocratic home that has been reimagined as a 21st-century private-residence club.Andrew Sessa, Robb Report, 1 Dec. 2024
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The arrogant millionaire heir James Beaufort (Damian Hardung) then has to deal with the quick-witted scholarship student, for better or worse.Matt Grobar, Deadline, 3 Dec. 2024
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The truth is that women often downplay their accomplishments to avoid being perceived as arrogant, but this approach can unintentionally undermine your professional growth.Nicole Lipkin, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024
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Even the words connote a pedigree of snobbish good taste that evokes Ratatouille’s Anton Ego.Leo Kirts, Them, 19 July 2024
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But even the most snobbish viewer could see that William Wellman’s The Ox-Bow Incident was no ordinary Western.Keith Phipps, Vulture, 11 Mar. 2024
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The directors branch is notoriously snobby, which will be a tough row to hoe for Wicked’s Jon M. Chu, who got his start directing films in the Step Up and G.I. Joe franchises.Nate Jones, Vulture, 23 Nov. 2024
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Ask Amy: My son’s girlfriend’s snobby parents sent us a regift Miss Manners: Do guests always have to reciprocate invitations?Washington Post, Washington Post, 15 Jan. 2024
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“Snooty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snooty. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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