snooty

adj

Etymology: The adjective is derived from snoot (“(UK, dialectal, and slang) snout; nose”) + -y (suffix forming adjectives meaning ‘having the quality of’), probably referring to a snobbish person often having their nose in the air (that is, acting disdainfully towards others). Snoot is a dialectal variant of snout. The noun is derived from the adjective.

1. Haughty, pompous, snobbish; inclined to turn up one's nose.

   “Sir Sydney was an arrogant, snooty, bigoted prig, so it was with some satisfaction that I wrote out his parking ticket.”

   “I didn't like the way you looked at May Arnold, or the snooty way you talked.”

2. Of an event, a thing, etc.: elite, exclusive.

   “Her parties were snooty affairs; custom-designed cocktail dresses that cost more than a decent luxury car were de rigueur.”

   “The Mercury for 1959 firmly establishes itself as Ford Motor's flashy centerpiece in the middle-price field. […] It's snootier than the Edsel—and snootier than it was, itself, in 1958.”

3. Easily angered or irritated; irritable, short-tempered.

name

1. A surname.

noun

Etymology: The adjective is derived from snoot (“(UK, dialectal, and slang) snout; nose”) + -y (suffix forming adjectives meaning ‘having the quality of’), probably referring to a snobbish person often having their nose in the air (that is, acting disdainfully towards others). Snoot is a dialectal variant of snout. The noun is derived from the adjective.

1. Synonym of snoot (“an elitist or snobbish person”).

   “Well there was always cliques as far as that goes. You had your snooties and dooties, and people that were down to earth, and it's mixed.”

   “Because you never hung around with the city snooties like I did, scooping up the council gossip.”