SNOBBISH

clannish, cliquish, clubby, snobbish, snobby

(adjective) befitting or characteristic of those who incline to social exclusiveness and who rebuff the advances of people considered inferior

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

snobbish (comparative more snobbish, superlative most snobbish)

Having the property of being a snob; arrogant and pretentious; smugly superior or dismissive of perceived inferiors.

Synonyms

• cliquish

Source: Wiktionary


Snob"bish, a.

Definition: Of or pertaining to a snob; characteristic of, or befitting, a snob; vulgarly pretentious.

– Snob"bish*ly, adv.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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