snobbish
adjective
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Pronunciation: /ˈsnɒbɪʃ/
adj
Etymology: Etymology tree English snob Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Old English -isċ Middle English -ish English -ish English snobbish From snob + -ish.
- Having the property of being a snob; arrogant and pretentious; smugly superior or dismissive of perceived inferiors.
“St Cyprian's was an expensive and snobbish school which was in process of becoming more snobbish, and, I imagine, more expensive.”