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nobbiest

nobbiest is the superlative form of nobby.

Meaning of nobby

Adjective

nobby (comparative nobbier, superlative nobbiest)

  1. (UK, informal) Wealthy or of high social position; of or pertaining to a nob (person of great wealth or social standing).
    • I'll come back in the course of the evening, if agreeable to you, and endeavor to meet your wishes respecting this unfortunate family matter, and the nobbiest way of keeping it quiet.c. 1852-1853, Charles Dickens, edited by Levi C. Goodale and Charlie Lulledge, Works of Charles Dickens: Bleak House, published 1876, page 106
  2. (US, informal) Fashionable or chic.
    • Undertaking?—why it's the dead-surest business in Christendom, and the nobbiest.1883, Mark Twain, Life on the Mississippi, published 2007, page 152
    Synonyms:
    classy

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Questions about nobbiest

What is nobbiest the superlative form of?
Nobbiest is the superlative form of nobby.

Words near nobbiest in the dictionary

  1. nobbed
  2. nobber
  3. nobbers
  4. Nobbes
  5. nobbier
  6. nobbiest
  7. nobbily
  8. nobbiness
  9. nobbing
  10. nobbings
  11. nobbish

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