sniffy
[snif-ee]
- inclined to sniff, as in scorn; disdainful; supercilious: He was very sniffy about breaches of etiquette.
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Origin of sniffy
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haughty, presumptuous, imperious, pretentious, aloof, cocky, cavalier, smug, vain, pompous, bossy, dictatorial, oppressive, high-handed, autocratic, tyrannical, dismissive, snooty, condescending, patronizingExamples from the Web for sniffy
Historical Examples of sniffy
If she thinks people are unkind to Daisy or sniffy about her, she'll stick to her like a leech.
East of SuezWilliam Somerset Maugham
There was the father mouse, and the mother mouse, and Sharpeyes, and Sniffy.
The Child's WorldHetty Browne, Sarah Withers, W.K. Tate
In the superfine circles of the Sniffy, this fact is sufficient to condemn them unread.
Side LightsJames Runciman
And—to his shame Raymond heard it gleefully—she had a "sniffy little cold" that made going out impossible.
The Shield of SilenceHarriet T. Comstock
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 AcadiaHelen Leah Reed
sniffy
- informal contemptuous or disdainful
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