Haughty vs Snooty - What's the difference?
haughty | Snooty |
Conveying in demeanour the assumption of superiority; disdainful, supercilious.
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pompous; snobbish; inclined to turn up one's nose
elite; exclusive
Snooty is a synonym of haughty.
As adjectives the difference between haughty and Snooty
is that haughty is conveying in demeanour the assumption of superiority; disdainful, supercilious while snooty is pompous; snobbish; inclined to turn up one's nose.haughty
English
Adjective
(er)Synonyms
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Possibly due to the similar sounding (and utterly different in meaning) hottie'', ''haughty has become rare in some parts of North America.References
*Snooty
English
Adjective
(er)- Sir Sydney was an arrogant, snooty , bigoted prig, so it was with some satisfaction that I wrote out his parking ticket.
- Sissi was a very snooty and spoiled girl with clear social problems.
- Her parties were snooty affairs; custom designed cocktail dresses that cost more than a decent luxury car were ''de rigueur''.
