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sniffiest

sniffiest is the superlative form of sniffy.

Meaning of sniffy

Adjective

sniffy (comparative sniffier, superlative sniffiest)

  1. Disdainful; haughty.
    • some regard Hanks with a sniffy attitude, seeing his middlebrow Hollywood fare as unfashionable (yes) and reactionary (no).2021 February 9, Christina Newland, “Is Tom Hanks part of a dying breed of genuine movie stars?”, in BBC
  2. Characterised by sniffing.
    • a sniffy cold that turned into a sore throat
    Synonyms:
    sniffly

Questions about sniffiest

What is sniffiest the superlative form of?
Sniffiest is the superlative form of sniffy.

Words near sniffiest in the dictionary

  1. sniffer planes
  2. sniffers
  3. sniffest
  4. sniffeth
  5. sniffier
  6. sniffiest
  7. sniffily
  8. sniffin'
  9. sniffiness
  10. sniffinesses
  11. sniffing

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Adapted from Wiktionary: sniffiest (page history and authors); sniffy (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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