snootier

Adjective

snooty (comparative snootier, superlative snootiest)

1. (informal) 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.

   Synonyms:

   airy, arrogant, chesty, authoritarian, biggity, big-headed, blustery, turgescent, boastful, lordly

   Antonyms:

   abased, demure, diffident, humble, humble-hearted, low, lowly, meek, mild, modest

2. (broadly, informal) 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.
3. (broadly, informal, uncommon) Easily angered or irritated; irritable, short-tempered.

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