snobbish

[ snob-ish ]

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adjective

Origin of snobbish

First recorded in 1830–40; snob + -ish¹

The self-professed number-one fan of Verzuz, Murray normally considers herself “snobbish” about shows.
The Livestream Show Will Go On. How COVID Has Changed Live Music—Forever | Raisa Bruner | March 30, 2021 | Time
If familiarity breeds contempt, then overindulgence breeds snobbish connoisseurship.
My Big, Buttery Lobster Roll Rumble: We Came, We Clawed, We Conquered | Scott Bixby | June 7, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
As with white fraternities, hazing rituals can be snobbish, or bullying.
Obama and the Black Elite | Patricia J. Williams | August 21, 2009 | THE DAILY BEAST
In short the Marquise d'Espard was one of the most snobbish people of her day.
Repertory Of The Comedie Humaine, Complete, A -- Z | Anatole Cerfberr and Jules Franois Christophe
But she wasn't as nice as she looked; in her way she was as snobbish as is Chad.
We Ten | Lyda Farrington Kraus

So snobbish are we Americans about our eating, that we make the best of our foods into bywords.
The Book of Life: Vol. I Mind and Body; Vol. II Love and Society | Upton Sinclair
This is in bad taste, and is what ill-natured people would term snobbish.
Martine's Hand-book of Etiquette, and Guide to True Politeness | Arthur Martine
She was clever and vulgar and snobbish, and never so intensely British as when she was particularly foreign.
The Real Thing and Other Tales | Henry James

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