snubby

[ snuhb-ee ]

/ ˈsnʌb i /

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adjective, snub·bi·er, snub·bi·est.

somewhat snub, as the nose.

short and thick or wide; stubby; stumpy: snubby fingers.

tending to snub people.

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Origin of snubby

First recorded in 1820–30; snub + -y¹

OTHER WORDS FROM snubby

snub·bi·ness, noun

Words nearby snubby

Snr, SNRI, SNS, SNU, snub, snubby, snubfin dolphin, snub-nosed, snuck, snuff, snuffbox

How to use snubby in a sentence

Her tone was "snubby" in the extreme, but Eustace was utterly silent for a moment.
Queensland Cousins|Eleanor Luisa Haverfield
They are very inquisitive folk, and press quite hard against the glass, and that is why their noses are mostly snubby.
The Little White Bird|J. M. Barrie
She was not at all pretty; her round snubby face was red and she had a bruise on her chin, and yet she was somehow attractive.
Olive in Italy|Moray Dalton
He is snow-white outside, with eyes of red barley sugar; see his ears, and his little snubby tail!
The Pig Brother and Other Fables and Stories|Laura E. Richards

The only other girl they knew was Judith Blount, who had been so snubby to Molly the day before about the luggage.
Molly Brown's Freshman Days|Nell Speed