sniffily
adverb
sniffily is spelled S-N-I-F-F-I-L-Y: 8 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 63 million words in written English, the 249,463rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, sniffily means “In a sniffy manner” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in sniffily?
| Letters | 8: S-N-I-F-F-I-L-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 63 million words; the 249,463rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is sniffily?
Sniffily appears about once in every 63 million words in written English, the 249,463rd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce sniffily?
Sniffily has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of sniffily
- more sniffily comparative
- most sniffily superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does sniffily mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
In a sniffy manner.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does sniffily come from?
From sniffy + -ly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).