sniffy
inclined to sniff, as in scorn; disdainful; supercilious: He was very sniffy about breaches of etiquette.
Origin of sniffy
1Other words from sniffy
- sniff·i·ly, adverb
- sniff·i·ness, noun
Words Nearby sniffy
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How to use sniffy in a sentence
Then when Amy was so sniffy—excuse me, Amy—about having boys in the party, why, I had to promise not to tell.
Amy in Acadia | Helen Leah ReedBearded sniffy old men sitting and demanding that we bear children.
Main Street | Sinclair LewisThis you will find obscure, but study it well—though strictly in private, so as not to give me away as a sniffy critic.
The Letters of Henry James, Vol. II | Henry JamesAt Oxford, you know, they are a bit sniffy about the lecturers who arouse enthusiasm.
Atlantic Narratives | Mary AntinIf she thinks people are unkind to Daisy or sniffy about her, she'll stick to her like a leech.
East of Suez | William Somerset Maugham
British Dictionary definitions for sniffy
/ (ˈsnɪfɪ) /
informal contemptuous or disdainful
Derived forms of sniffy
- sniffily, adverb
- sniffiness, noun
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