adjective
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of, relating to, or resembling snuff
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covered with or smelling of snuff
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unpleasant; disagreeable
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Etymology
Origin of snuffy
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Born in 1885, in a grimy coal-mining village in Nottingham shire, Lawrence soon grew, as he himself said, into "a delicate pale brat with a snuffy nose" who "trotted after his mother like a shadow."
From Time Magazine Archive
Jean François says there isn't any greater creative force in this world for pity than a very tearful, snuffy, turned-up, little girl-nose.
From Memories of a Musical Life by Mason, William
Yesterday we went to a garden party, she, Martin, and I, and they schemed to send me off with a snuffy old man, so that they could be alone.
From An Unknown Lover by Vaizey, George de Horne, Mrs.
A shrivelled, snuffy old woman showed her the room.
From Olive in Italy by Dalton, Moray
Of course, he isn't bad, when you know him; but he's liable to be pretty snuffy after running out so long.
From The Ranch at the Wolverine by Bower, B. M.
“My sister-in-law’s guardian is an American artist with eccentric ideas about educating girls to see every phase of life,” said Judy in the stuffiest, snuffiest kind of voice.
From The Claw by Stockley, Cynthia
As for the Boston people, they resembled our good townsmen of Tryon County somewhat, though their clothes were of a more elegant cut, and even the snuffiest of them wore lace and buckles.
From Cardigan by Chambers, Robert W. (Robert William)
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