snotty

[snot-ee]

adjective

snottier, snottiest 

1. Vulgar.,  of or relating to snot.

2. Informal.,  snobbish; arrogant; supercilious.

   a snotty kid.

snotty

/ ˈsnɒtɪ /

adjective

1. dirty with nasal discharge

2. slang,  contemptible; nasty

3. snobbish; conceited

noun

1. a slang word for midshipman

Other Word Forms

• snottily adverb
• snottiness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of snotty¹

First recorded in 1560–70; snot + -y ¹

Example Sentences

“I think the character is fun because you could do a lot with him. He can be snotty. He’s kind of funny. And he could be serious,” says Nuñez about his fictional counterpart.

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After being admonished by a snotty rich client because of slow work, John, taking the adage “you only live once” to heart, eggs the fellow’s house.

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The play’s snotty actors, meanwhile, clearly consider their foe a proletarian rube and airily patronize him.

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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.

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A mob, frothing for free waffle irons, starts a vicious stampede after they’re taunted by Jessica’s snotty group of friends, who sneaked into the store early.

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