English Explanatory Dictionary

snooty

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Haughty, pompous, snobbish; inclined to turn up one's nose.
  2. Of an event, a thing, etc.: elite, exclusive.
  3. Easily angered or irritated; irritable, short-tempered.
noun
  1. Synonym of snoot (“an elitist or snobbish person”).
name
  1. A surname.

Pronunciation

/ˈsnuːti/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-snooty.wav /ˈsnuti/ [-ɾi] LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-snooty.wav

Word forms

snooty snootier snootiest snooties

Etymology

The adjective is derived from snoot (“(UK, dialectal, and slang) snout; nose”) + -y (suffix forming adjectives meaning ‘having the quality of’), probably referring to a snobbish person often having their nose in the air (that is, acting disdainfully towards others). Snoot is a dialectal variant of snout. The noun is derived from the adjective.

Synonyms

airy arrogant chesty authoritarian biggity big-headed blustery boastful bombastic buggish cocky conceited disdainful domineering egotistical entitled flatulent flaunting full of oneself glorious grandiose hankty haught haughty haut high-handed high-hat high and mighty highfalutin hoity-toity holier-than-thou hubristic hubristical imperious inflated insolent la-di-da orgulous ostentatious overbearing overweening pompous presumptuous pretentious priggish puffed up sanctimonious self-important snobbish snooty snotty stout stuck up supercilious thrasonic thrasonical toploftical toplofty tumid turgid

Antonyms

abased demure diffident humble humble-hearted low lowly meek mild modest poor resigned self-effacing unpretentious verecund

Derived words

snoot snootily snootiness
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