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Sniffy Moderate

Sniffy has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Adjective

Definitions
Adjective
1

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"

"a more swaggering mood than usual"

2

Disdainful; haughty.

Example Sentences
"some economists are disdainful of their colleagues in other social disciplines" adjective
"haughty aristocrats" adjective
"his lordly manners were offensive" adjective
"walked with a prideful swagger" adjective
"very sniffy about breaches of etiquette" adjective
"his mother eyed my clothes with a supercilious air" adjective
"a more swaggering mood than usual" adjective
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Rhyming Words
iffy offy affy effy duffy luffy huffy miffy niffy guffy riffy tiffy tuffy yiffy coffy hoffy toffy buffy cuffy muffy
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