snobby

[snob-ee]

adjective

snobbier, snobbiest 

1. condescending, patronizing, or socially exclusive; snobbish.

Other Word Forms

• snobbily adverb
• snobbiness noun
• snobbism noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of snobby¹

First recorded in 1840–50; snob + -y ¹

Example Sentences

And I thought it was nice to see a character that had a bit more nuance than just being rude and snobby and superior.”

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A group of snobby girls is called the Pattycakes, because they play patty cake, and their leader is named Patty.

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“You never feel like Capra’s ever judging people, or being snobby about the people he’s making movies about. He’s making movies about the people who go to the movies.”

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“I think we can all be a bit snobby in the fashion business and think, maybe this is, you know, a side gig,” Wintour said in the doc.

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Dame Patricia Routledge, who has died at the age of 96, imprinted herself on the national consciousness as the snobby Hyacinth Bucket.

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Related Words

• arrogant 
• pretentious 
• snobbish