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snottiest

snottiest is the superlative form of snotty.

Meaning of snotty

Adjective

snotty (comparative snottier, superlative snottiest)

  1. Running or dirtied with mucus.
  2. Resembling or characteristic of mucus, especially in texture.
    • Greasy hamburgers or snotty eggs? How about some of those fine pancakes that needed a steak knife to hack through?2007, Tom Carroll, The Confession of Mason Young, page 69
  3. (informal) Ill-tempered or impertinent in an arrogant, conceited manner.
    • "None of your business," she said. She can be very snotty sometimes. She can be quite snotty. "I suppose you failed in every single subject again," she said—very snotty. It was sort of funny, too, in a way. She sounds like a goddam schoolteacher sometimes, and she's only a little child.1951 July 16, J[erome] D[avid] Salinger, chapter 22, in The Catcher in the Rye, Boston, Mass.: Little, Brown and Company, →OCLC

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Questions about snottiest

What is snottiest the superlative form of?
Snottiest is the superlative form of snotty.

Words near snottiest in the dictionary

  1. snottery
  2. snottie
  3. snottie's nurse
  4. snottier
  5. snotties
  6. snottiest
  7. snottily
  8. snottiness
  9. snotting
  10. snotting up
  11. snottite

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