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View synonyms for snobbish

snobbish

[ snob-ish ]

adjective

  1. of, relating to, or characteristic of a snob:

    snobbish ideas about rank.

  2. having the character of a snob.


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Other Words From

  • snobbish·ly adverb
  • snobbish·ness noun
  • un·snobbish adjective
  • un·snobbish·ly adverb
  • un·snobbish·ness noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of snobbish1

First recorded in 1830–40; snob + -ish 1
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Example Sentences

The self-professed number-one fan of Verzuz, Murray normally considers herself “snobbish” about shows.

From Time

If familiarity breeds contempt, then overindulgence breeds snobbish connoisseurship.

As with white fraternities, hazing rituals can be snobbish, or bullying.

In short the Marquise d'Espard was one of the most snobbish people of her day.

But she wasn't as nice as she looked; in her way she was as snobbish as is Chad.

So snobbish are we Americans about our eating, that we make the best of our foods into bywords.

This is in bad taste, and is what ill-natured people would term snobbish.

She was clever and vulgar and snobbish, and never so intensely British as when she was particularly foreign.

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