: being, characteristic of, or befitting a snob
a snobbish attitude
snobbishly
adverb
snobbishness
noun
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Examples of snobbish in a Sentence
he gave us one snobbish glance and then disregarded us
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But even the most snobbish viewer could see that William Wellman’s The Ox-Bow Incident was no ordinary Western.
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Keith Phipps, Vulture, 11 Mar. 2024
Innocence, trust, joy — all were trampled on and dismissed in that outdated, snobbish, vicious little world that English high society constructed, endorsed and then handed over to the care of people who could be very dangerous indeed.
—Erin Hill, Peoplemag, 10 Mar. 2024
In that hard-drinking era, sommeliers were considered snobbish, condescending types who cajoled diners into overspending.
—Eric Asimov, New York Times, 16 Feb. 2024
The notion that there is something snobbish and elitist about dressing up.
—Jacobina Martin, Washington Post, 8 Jan. 2024
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Keith Phipps, Vulture, 11 Mar. 2024
Innocence, trust, joy — all were trampled on and dismissed in that outdated, snobbish, vicious little world that English high society constructed, endorsed and then handed over to the care of people who could be very dangerous indeed.
—Erin Hill, Peoplemag, 10 Mar. 2024
In that hard-drinking era, sommeliers were considered snobbish, condescending types who cajoled diners into overspending.
—Eric Asimov, New York Times, 16 Feb. 2024
The notion that there is something snobbish and elitist about dressing up.
—Jacobina Martin, Washington Post, 8 Jan. 2024
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“Snobbish.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/snobbish. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
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snobbish
adjective
snob·bish
ˈsnäb-ish 
: of, relating to, or being a snob
a snobbish attitude
snobbishly
adverb
snobbishness
noun
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