sniffy
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8.5
- adjective
- /ˈsnɪfi/
:
despectivo
- Jeremy doesn't fly anything, so he's sniffy about flying in general.
Examples
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The critics were sniffy about the new art exhibit, claiming it lacked depth and substance.
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Rimmer was a little sniffy about them, saying they were too soft and gave the wolf too good a chance of escape.
Fiction book (1998) -
The clever-clog papers - ''Independent'', ''Telegraph'', ''Guardian'', ''Mail On Sunday'' - they've been a bit sniffy.
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For someone who has always been quite sniffy about the materials of his craft—stationery by Balfour, pens by Mont Blanc—these are damned poor tools.
Fiction book (1990) -
FIFA had repeated their generous offer of 1950 that the top two teams in the Home Internationals of 1953/54 should go through, and this time around, the Scots were rather less sniffy about it, gladly accepting their place in the tournament in spite of finishing second to England.
Blog text (17) -
At the meeting, her sniffy remarks made it clear that she looked down on everyone's ideas.
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He gave a sniffy response to the suggestion, as if he believed it was beneath him.
Synonyms
30
5.8
Being proud and trying to control other people
16
7.8
Acting as if you are better than other people
14
8.1
Acting proud and looking down on other people
8
7.0
Showing that you think someone or something is not worth respect
8
8.4
Acting like you are better than others and expecting them to obey you
8
6.1
Feeling or acting as if you are better than other people
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9.6
Having a rude, arrogant attitude often used to describe a child
4
8.9
Acting as if you are better than other people
2
7.0
To act very confident and proud to get attention
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8.2
A person, often a child, who is rude and acts as if better than others
1
8.0
Acting very proud and treating others as unimportant
Antonyms
How Haughty
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word sniffy comes from the verb sniff, which means 'to smell' or to make a short nose sound when you dislike something. So someone who is sniffy acts as if they are 'sniffing' at others, proud and looking down on them.