# snooty

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈsnuːti/ · frequency rank #50,240

## Definitions
1. Haughty, pompous, snobbish; inclined to turn up one's nose.
2. Of an event, a thing, etc.: elite, exclusive.
3. Easily angered or irritated; irritable, short-tempered.

## Etymology
The adjective is derived from snoot (“(UK, dialectal, and slang) snout; nose”) + -y (suffix forming adjectives meaning ‘having the quality of’), probably referring to a snobbish person often having their nose in the air (that is, acting disdainfully towards others). Snoot is a dialectal variant of snout.
The noun is derived from the adjective.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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