Snooty vs Snouty - What's the difference?
snooty | snouty |
pompous; snobbish; inclined to turn up one's nose
elite; exclusive
Marked by a prominent snout.
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Shaped like a snout, especially a pig's.
As adjectives the difference between snooty and snouty
is that snooty is pompous; snobbish; inclined to turn up one's nose while snouty is marked by a prominent snout.snooty
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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 alsosnouty
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Adjective
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