- snobby
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adjective
(snobbier; -est)
Date: 1846
characterized by snobbery <a snobby brat> <snobby neighborhoods>
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
snobby
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Snobby — Snob by (sn[o^]b b[y^]), a. Snobbish. [R.] E. B. Ramsay. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
snobby — index disdainful, exclusive (limited) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
snobby — 1846, from SNOB (Cf. snob) + Y (Cf. y) (2). Related: Snobbiness … Etymology dictionary
snobby — [snäb′ē] adj. of, like, or characteristic of a snob … English World dictionary
snobby — UK [ˈsnɒbɪ] / US [ˈsnɑbɪ] adjective Word forms snobby : adjective snobby comparative snobbier superlative snobbiest informal, showing disapproval snobbish … English dictionary
snobby — adjective Characteristic of a snob. His tastes are snobby. Syn: snobbish See Also: snob … Wiktionary
snobby — [[t]snɒ̱bi[/t]] snobbier, snobbiest ADJ GRADED Snobby means the same as snobbish … English dictionary
snobby — snob ► NOUN 1) a person who has an exaggerated respect for high social position or wealth and who looks down on those regarded as socially inferior. 2) a person who believes that their tastes in a particular area are superior to others: a wine… … English terms dictionary
snobby — snobbily, adv. snobbiness, snobbism, n. /snob ee/, adj., snobbier, snobbiest. condescending, patronizing, or socially exclusive; snobbish. [1840 50; SNOB + Y1] * * * … Universalium
snobby — (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective Characteristic of or resembling a snob: elitist, snobbish. Informal: high hat, snooty, stuck up, uppish, uppity. See ATTITUDE, SELF LOVE … English dictionary for students
