sniffy
adjective
inclined to sniff, as in scorn; disdainful; supercilious.
sniffily
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a word derived from
sniffy.
Example Sentences
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Maybe people who feel sniffily could continue to wear a mask when they venture out — though I’d really prefer they stay home, on pain of social shunning.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 23, 2021
In his otherwise probing “The Romantic Generation,” Charles Rosen sniffily titled his chapter on the composer “Mendelssohn and the Invention of Religious Kitsch.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2020
"I do not think this is realistic when two billion people do not have access to energy," he added, a tad sniffily.
From BBC ● Dec. 11, 2014
When I asked my consultant about the fees she laughed sniffily.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 18, 2014
“Professor Dumbledore says you are to be allowed to go,” she said sniffily, as though in her opinion Professor Dumbledore didn’t realize how risky feasts could be.
From "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" by J.K. Rowling
