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sniffy |
Overview of adj sniffy The adj sniffy has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts) 1. disdainful, haughty, lordly, prideful, sniffy, supercilious, swaggering -- (having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy; "some economists are disdainful of their colleagues in other social disciplines"; "haughty aristocrats"; "his lordly manners were offensive"; "walked with a prideful swagger"; "very sniffy about breaches of etiquette"; "his mother eyed my clothes with a supercilious air"; "shaggy supercilious camels"; "a more swaggering mood than usual"- W.L.Shirer) Antonyms of adj sniffy 1 sense of sniffy Sense 1 disdainful, haughty, lordly, prideful, sniffy, supercilious, swaggering INDIRECT (VIA proud) -> humble Similarity of adj sniffy 1 sense of sniffy Sense 1 disdainful, haughty, lordly, prideful, sniffy, supercilious, swaggering => proud (vs. humble) Attributes of adj sniffy Familiarity of adj sniffy sniffy used as an adjective is very rare (polysemy count = 1) Grep of adj sniffy sniffy Overview of adj sniffy The adj sniffy has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts) 1. disdainful, haughty, lordly, prideful, sniffy, supercilious, swaggering -- (having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy; "some economists are disdainful of their colleagues in other social disciplines"; "haughty aristocrats"; "his lordly manners were offensive"; "walked with a prideful swagger"; "very sniffy about breaches of etiquette"; "his mother eyed my clothes with a supercilious air"; "shaggy supercilious camels"; "a more swaggering mood than usual"- W.L.Shirer)
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