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snot·ty

(snŏt′ē)

adj. snot·ti·er, snot·ti·est Slang

1. Dirtied with nasal mucus.

2. Impertinent; arrogant: ignored his snotty comments.

snot′ti·ly adv.

snot′ti·ness n.

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snotty

(ˈsnɒtɪ)

adj, -tier or -tiest

1. dirty with nasal discharge

2. slang contemptible; nasty

3. snobbish; conceited

n, pl -ties

(Military) a slang word for midshipman

ˈsnottily adv

ˈsnottiness n

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snot•ty

(ˈsnɒt i)

adj. -ti•er, -ti•est.

1. Slang: Sometimes Vulgar. of or pertaining to snot.

2. Informal. impudently disagreeable: a snotty kid.

[1560–70]

snot′ti•ly, adv.

snot′ti•ness, n.

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Adj.	1.	snotty - (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, snooty, snot-nosed, 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"
	2.	snotty - dirty with nasal discharge; "a snotty nose"; "a house full of snot-nosed kids" snot-nosed dirty, soiled, unclean - soiled or likely to soil with dirt or grime; "dirty unswept sidewalks"; "a child in dirty overalls"; "dirty slums"; "piles of dirty dishes"; "put his dirty feet on the clean sheet"; "wore an unclean shirt"; "mining is a dirty job"; "Cinderella did the dirty work while her sisters preened themselves"

Translations

patzig

moccioso

snørretsnørrhoven

snotty

[ˈsnɒtɪ] ADJ (snottier (compar) (snottiest (superl)))

1. [nose, handkerchief] → lleno de mocos

2. (Brit) (= snooty) → presumido

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

snotty

[ˈsnɒti] adj

[child, baby] → morveux/euse; [nose] → qui coule

(= snobbish) → bêcheur/euse snotty-nosed [ˌsnɒtiˈnəʊzd] adj

[child] → morveux/euse

(= snobbish) → bêcheur/euse

snotty

adj (+er) (inf)

handkerchief → rotzig (inf); child → rotznäsig (inf); snotty nose → Rotznase f (inf)

(fig: = snooty) → rotzig (inf), → pampig (inf)

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

snotty

[ˈsnɒtɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) (fam) → moccioso/a (fig) (snooty) → borioso/a, altezzoso/a

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