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Synonyms for sniffy in English

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sniffy:
- haughty; overbearing; disdainful; imperious; supercilious; lordly; prideful; sniffy; swaggering

English

Detailed Synonyms for sniffy in English

sniffy:

sniffy adj

sniffy

– having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy ¹
haughty; overbearing; disdainful; imperious; supercilious; lordly; prideful; sniffy; swaggering
– having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy ¹
- haughty adj
  - haughty aristocrats¹
- overbearing adj
- disdainful adj
  - some economists are disdainful of their colleagues in other social disciplines¹
- imperious adj
- supercilious adj
  - his mother eyed my clothes with a supercilious air¹
- lordly adj
  - his lordly manners were offensive¹
- prideful adj
  - walked with a prideful swagger¹
- sniffy adj
  - very sniffy about breaches of etiquette¹
- swaggering adj
  - a more swaggering mood than usual¹

Related Words for "sniffy":

sniffier, sniffiest

Alternate Synonyms for "sniffy":

disdainful; haughty; lordly; prideful; supercilious; swaggering; proud

Related Definitions for "sniffy":

having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy¹
- very sniffy about breaches of etiquette¹

¹WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University