snooty英语原文释义、词形变化、词源和词汇关系

英文释义

名词 n.

Synonym of snoot (“an elitist or snobbish person”). informal,uncommon

— Well there was always cliques as far as that goes. You had your snooties and dooties, and people that were down to earth, and it's mixed.

形容词 adj.

Haughty, pompous, snobbish; inclined to turn up one's nose. informal

— Sir Sydney was an arrogant, snooty, bigoted prig, so it was with some satisfaction that I wrote out his parking ticket.
Of an event, a thing, etc.: elite, exclusive. broadly,informal

— Her parties were snooty affairs; custom-designed cocktail dresses that cost more than a decent luxury car were de rigueur.
Easily angered or irritated; irritable, short-tempered. broadly,informal,uncommon

词形变化

snootier comparative snootiest superlative snooties plural

词汇关系

衍生词

snoot snootily snootiness

词源

词源 1

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.

词源 2

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.