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snotty
adjective (PERSON) /ˈsnɒt.i/
/ˈsnɑː.t̬i/ Definition
› UK informal disapproving behaving rudely to other people in a way that shows that you believe yourself to be better than them: The only difficult bit about working in a shop is when you get a snotty customer that you have to deal with.Showing arrogance and conceitConfidence and self-assuranceBoasting › US informal disapproving rude and behaving badly: a snotty teenager She was so snotty to me!Rude and cheekyRelating to sex and sexual desire
(Definition of snotty adjective (PERSON) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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SMART Thesaurus: Showing arrogance and conceit
Synonyms and related words:
- (as) proud as Lucifer idiom
- a cut above idiom
- airs and graces idiom
- arrogant adjective
- as if you owned the place idiom
- egotistic adjective
- get on your high horse idiom
- haughty adjective
- high and mighty idiom
- high-flown adjective
- pompous adjective
- portentous adjective
- proud adjective (FEELING IMPORTANT)
- proudly adverb
- put on the dog idiom
- think the (whole) world revolves around you idiom
- throw your weight around/about idiom
- tin god noun
- toffee-nosed adjective
- too big for your boots idiom
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