snobbish

[US]/ˈsnɒbɪʃ/
[UK]/ˈsnɑːbɪʃ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. showing off one's superior attitude, looking down on others, being arrogant and condescending.

Example Sentences

She’s much too snobbish to stay at that plain hotel.

the writer takes a rather snobbish tone.

She always acts snobbish around people she considers beneath her.

His snobbish attitude towards others makes him unlikeable.

Don't be so snobbish about where people come from, we are all equal.

She refused to attend the party because of the snobbish guests.

His snobbish behavior towards the staff caused tension in the workplace.

The snobbish tone of her voice made it clear she thought she was better than everyone else.

I don't like his snobbish taste in music.

She may come across as snobbish, but she's actually very down-to-earth.

The snobbish elite of the city looked down on anyone not from their social circle.

His snobbish remarks offended many people at the party.

Real-world Examples

The underlying point is serious, Emma is unwittingly but cruelly snobbish.

Source: Literature

747. Snobbish Knob is doing his hobby in the lobby.

Source: Remember 7000 graduate exam vocabulary in 16 days.

Elderly Mr. and Mrs. Riddle had been rich, snobbish, and rude.

Source: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

The second speaker there came across as a bit snobbish, don't you think?

Source: BBC Authentic English

For the snobbish Habsburgs, that just wasn't posh enough.

Source: Biography of Famous Historical Figures

But a century ago, the Bloomsbury set were frightfully snobbish about her.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

My snobbish coworker thinks she is the most important employee in the company.

Source: IELTS Vocabulary: Category Recognition

There is a maddeningly persistent view in the UK that caring about healthy food is snobbish or middle-class.

Source: The Guardian (Article Version)

Elderly Mr. and Mrs.Riddle had been rich, snobbish, and rude, and their grown-up son, Tom, had been, if anything, worse.

Source: 4. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

Not at all, My Lady. As a matter of fact, I don't believe Her Ladyship was acting for snobbish reasons.

Source: Downton Abbey (Audio Version) Season 6

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