snubbed

American

[snuhbd] / snʌbd /

adjective

treated with disdain or contempt, especially by being ignored.

Some of the snubbed actors on this list have managed to snag a nomination or two, but none of them ever won despite incredible talent and hard work.
sharply rebuked or rejected.

At my shouted challenge he backed off the stairs, slinking away like a snubbed lap dog.

verb

the simple past tense and past participle of snub.

Other Word Forms

unsnubbed

adjective

Etymology

Origin of snubbed

First recorded in 1580–90; snub ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. ) for the adjective senses; snub ( def. ) + -ed ¹ ( def. ) for the verb sense

Example Sentences

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Knobbed, misshapen and massive, it was as difficult to believe that they were not real gold as it was to believe the accompanying statistics of their weights and values.

From The Red One by London, Jack

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