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Grammar : Adj
Spell : snob-ee
Phonetic Transcription : ˈsnɒb i



Definition of snobby

Origin :
  • 1835, from snob + -y (2). Related: Snobbiness.
  • As in snotty : adj arrogant
  • As in supercilious : adj arrogant, stuck-up
  • As in patronizing : adj condescending
  • As in uppish : adj snobbish
Example sentences :
  • Carriages, with servants in snobby coats, beset the doors of the theatre.
  • Extract from : « An Outcast » by F. Colburn Adams
  • We are an uncouth, snobby, and withal, shabby-looking set of varlets.
  • Extract from : « Adrift in the Arctic Ice Pack » by Elisha Kent Kane
  • I'll see somebody struck by lightnin', or hear a voice sayin', "Snobby Price: where will you spend eternity?"
  • Extract from : « The Social Significance of the Modern Drama » by Emma Goldman
  • Thought you might be snobby on account of being volunteers, but I swear you're a bloody human lot.
  • Extract from : « Flying for France » by James R. McConnell
  • We are snobby, because our advance in the new art does not yet extend to the picturesque or well-fitting.
  • Extract from : « Adrift in the Arctic Ice Pack » by Elisha Kent Kane
  • "He isn't much of an addition to the team—too snobby for me," spoke Paul in a low voice.
  • Extract from : « Dick Hamilton's Football Team » by Howard R. Garis
  • Not that any one meant to be rude, but they are so snobby that they cast a cloud over ones fun.
  • Extract from : « The Liberty Girl » by Rena I. Halsey
  • As the heir to a baronetcy 289 you would be worth ten times more than heir to an Esquireship—in snobby England.
  • Extract from : « The Life of Sir Richard Burton » by Thomas Wright
  • Sarah Cooper is at the Branch with her snobby little husband and her extravagant toilettes; I'm not going to be patronized by her.
  • Extract from : « Winter Evening Tales » by Amelia Edith Huddleston Barr
  • Your aristocracy is a base imitation of our snobby, revelling in the heartless hording of gold, and vaunting of bad English.'
  • Extract from : « The Adventures of My Cousin Smooth » by Timothy Templeton

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