SNOBBY

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

snobby (comparative snobbier, superlative snobbiest)

Characteristic of a snob.

Synonyms

• snobbish

Source: Wiktionary


Snob"by, a.

Definition: Snobbish. [R.] E. B. Ramsay.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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