snootily
1
7.9
- adverb
- /ˈsnuːtɪli/
- When asked about her promotion, she replied snootily, "I knew I'd get it; it was expected."
Examples
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The critic spoke snootily about the latest film, dismissing it as unworthy of serious attention.
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"Albert raised his chin and his eyebrows when he said it, pronouncing the word snootily through pursed lips.
Fiction book (1997) -
"We have lots of training in Big City," Wanky said snootily.
Blog text (2) -
"No one will ever bother to look at yours," Jennifer retorted snootily.
Fiction book (1992) -
"Snootily.
Fiction book (1992) -
He passes a computer room with an open door where a big man is busily typing in a program - BEAN looks at him snootily and heads on.
Fiction book (1997) -
We were led up a flight of white steps to a long, narrow room lined with grandfather clocks and portraits of prosperous Puritan merchants and rosy-faced divines in clerical neckbands, who looked down at me snootily.
Academic text (1998) -
She looked down at the new arrivals snootily, as if they did not belong in her exclusive club.
Synonyms
8
4.8
In a way that shows someone thinks they are better than other people
8
6.0
In a proud way that shows you think you are better than others
3
7.8
In a way that shows someone thinks they are better or smarter than other people
3
6.0
In a way that shows strong dislike and disrespect
2
7.3
With a look or voice that shows strong dislike and no respect
2
6.6
Behave in a proud, unfriendly way to show you feel better than others
1
8.6
Says things in a mocking, mean way that shows dislike
1
7.7
In a proud, showy way to seem more important than others
1
8.6
Acting as if you are better than other people
1
8.1
In a way that shows you do not respect someone or something
1
7.6
In a way that shows you feel better than other people
1
9.2
In a way that shows you feel better than other people
1
8.8
In a rude way that shows someone thinks they are better than others
1
8.6
In a rude way that shows you think someone is silly
1
7.7
In a way that shows someone thinks they are better than others
Behaving as if you are better than other people
Antonyms
How Snobbish
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Snootily comes from the slang snoot, which meant 'nose' and later a proud person who looks down on others, like someone 'turning up their nose'. So to act snootily is to behave in a snobbish, superior way.