snobbish en · ADJ
Pronunciation
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- /ˈsnɒbɪʃ/
Etymology
Etymology tree English snob Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Old English -isċ Middle English -isch English -ish English snobbish From snob + -ish.
Meanings
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Having the property of being a snob; arrogant and pretentious; smugly superior or dismissive of perceived inferiors.
St Cyprian's was an expensive and snobbish school which was in process of becoming more snobbish, and, I imagine, more expensive.
c. 1948, George Orwell, Such, Such Were the Joys:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| snobish | alternative | lexicographic | |
| more snobbish | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most snobbish | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Deriveds
snobbishness · snobbishly · antisnobbish · unsnobbish
Synonyms
snobbistic · cliquish · snobby
Translations (50)
la ēmunctus (having the property of being a snob) · de versnobt (having the property of being a snob) · pdt huachnäsich (having the property of being a snob) · ru чванли́вый (having the property of being a snob) · ru кичли́вый (having the property of being a snob) · de schnöselig (having the property of being a snob) · ru спеси́вый (having the property of being a snob) · el ακατάδεκτος (having the property of being a snob) · el κενόδοξος (having the property of being a snob) · de großtuerisch (having the property of being a snob) · da snobbet (having the property of being a snob) · mk на́дуен (having the property of being a snob) · eo snoba (having the property of being a snob) · hu sznob (having the property of being a snob) · fr snobinard (having the property of being a snob) · es cheto (having the property of being a snob) · es esnobista (having the property of being a snob) · ru сно́бский (having the property of being a snob) · de bourgeois (having the property of being a snob) · la superbus (having the property of being a snob) · mk на́дмен (having the property of being a snob) · ru высокоме́рный (having the property of being a snob) · ru тщесла́вный (having the property of being a snob) · es snob (having the property of being a snob) · de hochnäsig (having the property of being a snob) · ru гордели́вый (having the property of being a snob) · ro snobistic (having the property of being a snob) · es snobista (having the property of being a snob) · es pijo (having the property of being a snob) · de snobistisch (having the property of being a snob) · cs snobský (having the property of being a snob) · mi ihu tū (having the property of being a snob) · fa متفرعن (having the property of being a snob) · uk сно́бський (having the property of being a snob) · pt esnobe (having the property of being a snob) · bg снобски (having the property of being a snob) · nl snobistisch (having the property of being a snob) · mi whakaparanga (having the property of being a snob) · mi whakakake (having the property of being a snob) · ru надме́нный (having the property of being a snob) · fi snobistinen (having the property of being a snob) · de blasiert (having the property of being a snob) · sv snobbig (having the property of being a snob) · ru сноби́стский (having the property of being a snob) · mk го́рделив (having the property of being a snob) · es fresa (having the property of being a snob) · fr snob (having the property of being a snob) · de dünkelhaft (having the property of being a snob) · ro snob (having the property of being a snob) · mk сно́бовски (having the property of being a snob)