Meaning

1 senses
  1. Characteristic of a snob.

    His tastes are snobby.

More definitions
  • befitting or characteristic of those who incline to social exclusiveness and who rebuff the advances of people considered inferior

Examples

10 sentences
  1. Tom is quite snobby.

    deTom ist ziemlich versnobt.

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  2. What a snobby girl!

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  3. Mary is spoiled, rich and snobby.

    Мері — зіпсовавна й багата снобка.

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  4. Mary is quite snobby.

    Мері досить пихата.

    deMaria ist ziemlich snobistisch.

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  5. Sami's girlfriend was a snobby bitch.

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Origin

From snob + -y.

From snob + -y.

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Forms

snobbier, snobbiest
Comparativesnobbier Lesson
Superlativesnobbiest Lesson

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Synonyms

4 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • befitting or characteristic of those who incline to social exclusiveness and who rebuff the advances of people considered inferior:clannishcliquishclubbysnobbish

Word family

4 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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