nobby
nobby · nobbier · nobbiest
Wealthy or of high social positionWealthy or of high social position; of or pertaining to a nob (person of great wealth or social standing).
Meaning
2 senses(UK, informal)Wealthy or of high social position; of or pertaining to a nob (person of great wealth or social standing).
(US, informal)Fashionable or chic.
1925 April 11, Busybody, "Jottings About Town", in The New Yorker, page 25, Quite nobby are the suitings appearing on some of our better Fifth Avenue young men.
Forms
nobbier, nobbiestSynonyms
1 synonymsfashionable or chic:classyC1
Word family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form