snobby

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

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

Etymology

From snob + -y.

In classic literature

Synonyms

clannish, cliquish, clubby, snobbish

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