: being, characteristic of, or befitting a snob
a snobbish attitude
snobbishly
adverb
snobbishness
noun
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he gave us one snobbish glance and then disregarded us
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Comedians themselves are considered sort of high up in society, but not in a snobbish way.
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Justin Koreis, Rolling Stone, 21 Dec. 2024
The idea that classical music is isolated and its love excludes the love for other genres is a snobbish approach and has nothing to do with understanding the phenomenon of music.
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Even the words connote a pedigree of snobbish good taste that evokes Ratatouille’s Anton Ego.
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But even the most snobbish viewer could see that William Wellman’s The Ox-Bow Incident was no ordinary Western.
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Justin Koreis, Rolling Stone, 21 Dec. 2024
The idea that classical music is isolated and its love excludes the love for other genres is a snobbish approach and has nothing to do with understanding the phenomenon of music.
—Mari Bolkvadze, Billboard, 20 Dec. 2024
Even the words connote a pedigree of snobbish good taste that evokes Ratatouille’s Anton Ego.
—Leo Kirts, Them, 19 July 2024
But even the most snobbish viewer could see that William Wellman’s The Ox-Bow Incident was no ordinary Western.
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 11 Mar. 2024
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“Snobbish.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/snobbish. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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snobbish
adjective
snob·bish
ˈsnäb-ish 
: of, relating to, or being a snob
a snobbish attitude
snobbishly
adverb
snobbishness
noun
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