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

snooty

adjective
 
/ˈsnuːti/
 
/ˈsnuːti/
(comparative snootier, superlative snootiest)
(also informal snotty)
(disapproving)
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  1. treating people as if they are not as good or as important as you
    • She was frightfully snooty and superior.
    synonym snobbish
    Extra Examples
    • I got a snooty letter threatening legal action.
    • Reviewers are still a little snooty about self-published books.
    Oxford Collocations DictionarySnooty is used with these nouns:
    • disdain
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    Word Originearly 20th cent.: from snoot + -y; compare with snotty.
See snooty in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
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