snobby

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US/ˈsnɑbi/UK/ˈsnɒbi/

adjective

Characteristic of a snob.

“His tastes are snobby.”

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snobbishclannishcliquishclubbyprivate
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Meanings

adjectivesnobby (comparative snobbier, superlative snobbiest)

comparative snobbier · superlative snobbiest

  1. Characteristic of a snob.

    His tastes are snobby.

    Synonyms: snobbish

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveCharacteristic of a snob.

Similar
snobbish

More synonyms by meaning

adjectivebefitting or characteristic of those who incline to social exclusiveness and who rebuff the advances of people considered inferior

Similar
clannishcliquishclubbysnobbishprivate
Also see
bougieclannishcliquishclubbydictysnobberysnobbish

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From snob + -y.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with snobby

bobbyhobbylobbyRobbydobbynobbyknobbyblobbycobbyjobbiejobbyslobbyswabbyyobi-
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Cite this entry
APA

snobby. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/snobby

MLA

“snobby.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/snobby. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “snobby,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/snobby.

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