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snobby

[snob-ee] / ˈsnɒb i /
ADJECTIVE
patronizing
Synonyms
Antonyms
STRONGEST
humble unconceited






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Mello appeared as the snobby high school student Chandler in the 1999 romantic hit, which also featured Freddie Prinze Jr. and Rachael Leigh Cook.

From MarketWatch Aug. 13, 2026

Cue another round of snobby harrumphing about the inclusion of non-Power 4 schools like James Madison and Tulane, as if those schools play on crabgrass fields with dirt patches and donkeys.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 8, 2025

And I thought it was nice to see a character that had a bit more nuance than just being rude and snobby and superior.”

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 12, 2025

The movie was loosely inspired by Vogue and Anna Wintour’s reign, and former staffers have said the long hours and snobby, high-pressure hierarchy weren’t far off from real life.

From Salon Aug. 17, 2025

“Lian and Samaira make all the rules, and they're always hosting parties. All the snobby girls come over to gossip.”

From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton

The details were precise because St. Aubyn actually had the British upper-class background that, as Clive James noted, the snobbier Evelyn Waugh longed for.

From New York Times May 31, 2021

Isn’t it snobbier, really, to expect us to stick to a pre-approved checklist of Oscar hopefuls?

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 8, 2019

If he were plain Mr Philip Windsor, he would be seen as a tiresome old toff, with some drearily old-fashioned prejudices: an older, snobbier version of Nigel Farage but without the roguish charm.

From The Guardian May 4, 2017

Lanyard Envy has been surpassed by Clearance Envy, a far snobbier Freudian affliction.

From Washington Post

Winchester Model 12 It is well known among the snobbier of shotgun enthusiasts that no repeating shotgun can handle as well as an over/under or a side-by-side.

From Time Magazine Archive

A feat even the snobbiest mixologist at a high end cocktail bar would brag about.

From Salon Aug. 24, 2021

Dad hats are a go-to fashion accessory for even the snobbiest among us.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 18, 2021

They’re labels that have confused the snobbiest of musos.

From The Guardian Oct. 31, 2017

I was disappointed to learn that you have ranked Washington, D.C., as the second snobbiest city in America, behind only San Francisco.

From Washington Post

She might have known that Westover 154 is one of the snobbiest colleges in the world.”

From Dolly's College Experiences by Mabel Cronise Jones




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