snotty

adjective

ˈsnä-tē How to pronounce snotty (audio)
Definition of snottynext
as in aristocratic
being or characteristic of a person who has an offensive air of superiority and tends to ignore or disdain anyone regarded as inferior a snotty contempt for those brash parvenus who moved into the cookie-cutter mansion next door

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Recent Examples of snotty Their snotty eldest son, Kit (Jago Bilderbeck), seems to take after his dad. — Judy Berman, Time, 10 Dec. 2025 What’s often forgotten about The Bad News Bears is just how wonderfully snotty, off-putting, and downright awful Walter Matthau’s collection of young misfits are. — Tim Grierson, Vulture, 25 July 2025 By design, the reactions his hulking, initially gentle presence inspires from Tehran bureaucratic authorities, elite fail-sons, and snotty business owners speak volumes more than any of his actual dialogue. — Indiewire Staff, IndieWire, 13 Aug. 2024 Watch out Mucinex Man, when season 12 of The Masked Singer starts in September, one of the new costumes might just give you a run for your snotty money. — Lauren Huff, EW.com, 24 July 2024 See All Example Sentences for snotty
Recent Examples of Synonyms for snotty
  1. aristocratic
  2. arrogant
  3. snooty
  4. snobbish
  5. snobby
Adjective
  • Here’s one book written by this aristocratic Thai woman almost 80 years ago.
    — Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 18 Aug. 2026
  • In it, a twelve-year-old boy, Cosimo, rebels against his aristocratic family, and the Enlightenment’s false divide between nature and culture, by climbing a holm oak and spending his life in the canopy.
    — Eric Klinenberg, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of aristocratic
Adjective
  • As such, there is a tendency among such countries to view Europeans as arrogant and self-serving, perhaps even neo-colonialist, with a desire to at least maintain, or maybe even strengthen, their position of power.
    — Simon Chadwick, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
  • James, Lord Dalhousie, the arrogant and ruthless Governor General of British India, who had long coveted the riches of Punjab and the Koh-i-Noor, was triumphant.
    — Hadley Hall Meares, Vanity Fair, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of arrogant
Adjective
  • Pierce’s brother Wendell (Monte Easter), an up-and-coming lawyer, is busy planning a wedding to a snooty upper-middle-class black woman named Sonia (Gaye Shannon-Burnett, who co-produced the film).
    — Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Ormund, the snooty, temperamental head of House Hightower, is shown charred beyond recognition in the episode's final moments.
    — Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of snooty
Adjective
  • America’s cheap conveniences can (and often do) spark snobbish criticism about junk food and car culture, but visitors are going viral for enthusiastically embracing the American way.
    — Dani Di Placido, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026
  • Storied animation producer Bonnie Arnold gave short shrift to those who are snobbish about her beloved discipline at Annecy today.
    — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 22 June 2026
Definition of snobbish
Adjective
  • Lemonade is delicious, and to be honest that server and even Liam sound a little snobby about it.
    — John Hodgman, New York Times, 10 July 2026
  • Even so, those who live there are eager to share that the city’s people are far from snobby.
    — Sara Harowitz, Travel + Leisure, 3 July 2026
Definition of snobby

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“Snotty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snotty. Accessed 21 Aug. 2026.

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