Snooty vs Imperious - What's the difference?
snooty | imperious |
pompous; snobbish; inclined to turn up one's nose
elite; exclusive
Domineering, arrogant, or overbearing.
* 1866 – , translated by C. J. Hogarth
Urgent.
* 1891 –
(obsolete) Imperial or regal.
* 1895 –
As adjectives the difference between snooty and imperious
is that snooty is pompous; snobbish; inclined to turn up one's nose while imperious is domineering, arrogant, or overbearing.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''.
Synonyms
* See alsoimperious
English
Adjective
(-)- ...she glanced about her in an imperious , challenging sort of way, with looks and gestures that clearly were unstudied.
- Circumstances of an imperious nature, which it is unnecessary to relate here, had prevented him from taking service with that gallant army which had fought the disastrous campaigns ending with the fall of Corinth.
- She was quick, beautiful, imperious , while he was quiet, slow, and misty.
