snobbish
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It’s been broadly debated whether the novel actually is a love story between the snobbish Cathy and the glowering Heathcliff.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 11, 2026
In the rare event that you do face down a truly snobbish somm, DiGrigoli believes there isn’t much point in engaging.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 9, 2025
The critique felt not just snobbish, but oddly incurious, a misreading of cakes that are, at heart, celebrations of joy.
From Salon • Aug. 2, 2025
They had feared he might be some snobbish yachtie or posing Instagrammer, who would make sure they knew who was boss.
From BBC • Sep. 29, 2024
Later that night Kim took me aside, scolding me for being snobbish about our new house.
From "First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers" by Loung Ung
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