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snorty en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • /snɔɹti/ (General-American)
  • /snɔː(ɹ)ti/ (UK)

Etymology

From snort + -y.

Meanings

  1. making a snorting sound
    • He makes these funny, snorty, slurpy noises all the time. He's a little snorty pig. Every morning he sits at the top of the stairs and waits for me. He needs his hug before he goes downstairs. 2005, Elise Lufkin, Second Chances: More Tales of Found Dogs:
    • So suddenly my nose and lips were emitting all of these horrible fart sounds, snorty fart sounds which only made me laugh louder, because now I was sure that nothing worse could ever happen. 2011, Suzanne Morrison, Yoga Bitch: One Woman's Quest to Conquer Skepticism, Cynicism, and Cigarettes on the Path to Enlightenment:

Forms

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most snorty Degree=Sup lexicographic
more snorty Degree=Cmp lexicographic
snortier Degree=Cmp lexicographic
snortiest Degree=Sup lexicographic