as in aristocratic
being or characteristic of a person who has an offensive air of superiority and tends to ignore or disdain anyone regarded as inferior
a snotty contempt for those brash parvenus who moved into the cookie-cutter mansion next door
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Recent Examples of snotty
Addicted to drugs and swearing like a sailor, McCarthy’s character really gets into the film’s deadpan send-up of cop dramas, nicely embodying Happytime Murders’ air of snotty irreverence.
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Tim Grierson, Vulture, 4 May 2024
In the early 1990s, Jim White was a drumming journeyman, having pounded out rhythms in a string of loud and rabid bands with snotty names, like Feral Dinosaurs or Venom P. Stinger.
—Grayson Haver Currin, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2024
The mucus plug looks like bigger chunks of gelatinous, thick, and yellowish-white liquid with a snotty consistency.
—Nicole Harris, Parents, 14 Mar. 2024
My, how the snotty, rich, entitled, know-it-all kid has fallen.
—Brian T. Allen, National Review, 18 Jan. 2024
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Tim Grierson, Vulture, 4 May 2024
In the early 1990s, Jim White was a drumming journeyman, having pounded out rhythms in a string of loud and rabid bands with snotty names, like Feral Dinosaurs or Venom P. Stinger.
—Grayson Haver Currin, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2024
The mucus plug looks like bigger chunks of gelatinous, thick, and yellowish-white liquid with a snotty consistency.
—Nicole Harris, Parents, 14 Mar. 2024
My, how the snotty, rich, entitled, know-it-all kid has fallen.
—Brian T. Allen, National Review, 18 Jan. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for snotty
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The mood was one of happy improvisation, a sort of aristocratic Fawlty Towers art-directed by Slim Aarons.Nick Foulkes, theweek, 7 Nov. 2024
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Hotel Esencia | Originally the private home of an Italian Duchess located 45-minutes north of Tulum, Esencia maintains its aristocratic character in the hands of owner Kevin Wendle.Jennifer Leigh Parker, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
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Nobody wants to be around an arrogant or disrespectful individual, in the workplace or in day-to-day life.AllBusiness, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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So Far Trump in fact as played by Stan is a mix of charming and shy, troubled and insecure, arrogant and angry, a creative dealmaker with vision, narcissitic, cruel, self-serving, at times grief stricken.Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 9 Oct. 2024
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Sondra Locke co-stars again, this time as a snooty heiress forced to travel with the show — and who eventually learns not only that Billy used to sell shoes in New Jersey, but that the rest of the troupe aren’t exactly products of the Wild West either.Keith Phipps, Vulture, 1 Nov. 2024
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That video moves on to a series of side-by-side comparisons, showcasing visual improvements so small even the snootiest of graphics sommeliers would need a magnifying glass to pick out.Michael Irving, New Atlas, 10 Sep. 2024
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Even the words connote a pedigree of snobbish good taste that evokes Ratatouille’s Anton Ego.Leo Kirts, Them, 19 July 2024
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But even the most snobbish viewer could see that William Wellman’s The Ox-Bow Incident was no ordinary Western.Keith Phipps, Vulture, 11 Mar. 2024
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The directors branch is notoriously snobby, which will be a tough row to hoe for Wicked’s Jon M. Chu, who got his start directing films in the Step Up and G.I. Joe franchises.Nate Jones, Vulture, 23 Nov. 2024
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Ask Amy: My son’s girlfriend’s snobby parents sent us a regift Miss Manners: Do guests always have to reciprocate invitations?Washington Post, Washington Post, 15 Jan. 2024
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“Snotty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snotty. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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