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Definition of snobbish adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

snobbish

adjective
 
/ˈsnɒbɪʃ/
 
/ˈsnɑːbɪʃ/
(also informal snobby
 
/ˈsnɒbi/
 
/ˈsnɑːbi/
)
(disapproving)
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  1. thinking that having a high social class is very important; feeling that you are better than other people because you are more intelligent or like things that many people do not like
    • She was quite snobbish about pop culture.
    Extra Examples
    • He fell into the snobbish habit of connecting high social status with moral superiority.
    • Snobbish universities are rejecting some of the country's brightest students.
    Oxford Collocations DictionarySnobbish is used with these nouns:
    • disdain
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See snobbish in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
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