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sniffy::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | disdainful, haughty, imperious, lordly, overbearing, prideful, supercilious, swaggering |
very sniffy about breaches of etiquette.
Examples of sniffy
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There is also a rather sniffy hierarchy as to who gets tarred with this feather.
From the independent.co.uk
Sure, they were sniffy about our food and our football skills from time to time.
From the guardian.co.uk
India's sniffy Foreign Ministry could not put an offer together in time, he said.
From the smh.com.au
Just say the word and one will be there in a sniffy with one's tight ensemble.
From the tv.uk.msn.com
Taggart, unaware of Nixson's sudden departure, emailed back a sniffy response.
From the guardian.co.uk
We have all been a bit sniffy in the past, but that's not the case any more.
From the guardian.co.uk
Now we can be sniffy about these genres but their cultural impact is unquestionable.
From the guardian.co.uk
Mr Minghella's film has received sniffy, indeed somewhat snobbish reviews in Britain.
From the economist.com
Though backpackers in Vietnam tend to be sniffy, their photos are eloquent.
From the economist.com
- Disdainful: having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy; "some economists are disdainful of their colleagues in other social disciplines"; "haughty aristocrats"; "his lordly manners were offensive"; "walked with a prideful swagger"; "very sniffy about ...
- Sniffy: The Virtual Rat also known as Sniffy Pro and Sniffy Pro for Windows is a suite of computer software used for teaching the psychology of learning which simulates a rat in an operant box and can be used to run experiments and classical conditioning and operant conditioning.
