snooty

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snoot·y

(sno͞o′tē)

adj. snoot·i·er, snoot·i·est Informal

1. Snobbishly aloof; haughty.

2. High-class; exclusive.

snoot′i·ly adv.

snoot′i·ness n.

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snooty

(ˈsnuːtɪ)

adj, snootier or snootiest

1. aloof or supercilious

2. snobbish or exclusive: a snooty restaurant.

ˈsnootily adv

ˈsnootiness n

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snoot•y

(ˈsnu ti)

adj. snoot•i•er, snoot•i•est.

Informal. snobbish; condescending.

[1915–20]

snoot′i•ly, adv.

snoot′i•ness, n.

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Adj.

snooty - (used colloquially) overly conceited or arrogant; "a snotty little scion of a degenerate family"-Laurent Le Sage; "they're snobs--stuck-up and uppity and persnickety"

bigheaded, persnickety, snot-nosed, snotty, stuck-up, too big for one's breeches, uppish

proud - feeling self-respect or pleasure in something by which you measure your self-worth; or being a reason for pride; "proud parents"; "proud of his accomplishments"; "a proud moment"; "proud to serve his country"; "a proud name"; "proud princes"

snooty

adjective (Informal) snobbish, superior, aloof, pretentious, stuck-up (informal), condescending, proud, haughty, disdainful, snotty, uppity, supercilious, high and mighty (informal), toffee-nosed (slang, chiefly Brit.), hoity-toity (informal), high-hat (informal, chiefly U.S.), uppish (Brit. informal), toplofty (informal) snooty intellectuals
modest, humble, down to earth, unassuming, natural, unpretentious, without airs

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snooty

adjective

Informal. Characteristic of or resembling a snob:

elitist, snobbish, snobby.

Informal: high-hat, stuck-up, uppish, uppity.

Translations

patzig

arrogante arrogantemente

snooty

[ˈsnuːtɪ] ADJ (snootier (compar) (snootiest (superl))) → presumido
the people round here are very snooty → la gente de por aquí es muy presumida, por aquí la gente se da mucho tono or muchos aires
there's no need to be snooty about it → no hace falta andar presumiendo de ello

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

snooty

[ˈsnuːti] adj [person] → snob inv, prétentieux/euse

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

snooty

adj (+er) (inf) → hochnäsig

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

snooty

[ˈsnuːtɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) (fam, pej) → snob inv, borioso/a, altezzoso/a

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

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