snobbish
English
Alternative forms
- snobish
Etymology
snob + -ish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsnɒbɪʃ/
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Adjective
snobbish (comparative more snobbish, superlative most snobbish)
- Having the property of being a snob; arrogant and pretentious; smugly superior or dismissive of perceived inferiors.
- c.1948, George Orwell, Such, Such Were the Joys
- St Cyprian's was an expensive and snobbish school which was in process of becoming more snobbish, and, I imagine, more expensive.
- c.1948, George Orwell, Such, Such Were the Joys
Synonyms
- snobby
- snobbistic
- cliquish
Translations
having the property of being a snob
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