snootily

snootily
snooty ADJECTIVE (snootier, snootiest) informal showing disapproval of or contempt towards others, especially those considered to be socially inferior.
DERIVATIVES snootily adverb snootiness noun.

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  • snootily — adverb see snooty …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • snootily — See snooty. * * * …   Universalium

  • snootily — adverb In a snooty manner …   Wiktionary

  • snootily — adv. snobbishly, arrogantly, haughtily, in a condescending manner …   English contemporary dictionary

  • snootily — snoot·i·ly …   English syllables

  • snootily — adverb in a snobbish manner they snobbishly excluded their less wealthy friends from the party • Syn: ↑snobbishly, ↑uppishly • Derived from adjective: ↑uppish (for: ↑uppishly), ↑snoot …   Useful english dictionary

  • snooty — snootily, adv. snootiness, n. /snooh tee/, adj., snootier, snootiest. Informal. snobbish. [1915 20; SNOOT + Y1] * * * …   Universalium

  • snobbishly — adverb in a snobbish manner they snobbishly excluded their less wealthy friends from the party • Syn: ↑snootily, ↑uppishly • Derived from adjective: ↑uppish (for: ↑uppishly), ↑snooty …   Useful english dictionary

  • uppishly — adverb in a snobbish manner they snobbishly excluded their less wealthy friends from the party • Syn: ↑snobbishly, ↑snootily • Derived from adjective: ↑uppish, ↑snooty (for: ↑snootily) …   Useful english dictionary

  • snooty — adjective (snootier; est) Date: 1919 1. looking down the nose ; showing disdain < snooty people who won t speak to their neighbors > 2. characterized by snobbery < a snooty store > • snootily adverb • snootiness …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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