snooty

From snoot +‎ -y.

• IPA^(key): /ˈsnuː.ti/

snooty (comparative snootier, superlative snootiest)

1. (informal) pompous; snobbish; inclined to turn up one's nose

   Sir Sydney was an arrogant, snooty, bigoted prig, so it was with some satisfaction that I wrote out his parking ticket.

   He left out Town & Country, the magazine for snooty East Coast liberals.

2. (informal) elite; exclusive

   Her parties were snooty affairs; custom-designed cocktail dresses that cost more than a decent luxury car were de rigueur.

• See also Thesaurus:arrogant

• snoot
• snootily
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