snotty

名词 n. 形容词 adj.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The lion's mane jellyfish, which secretes a mucus that can foul fishing nets. Australia,slang
  2. A midshipman. slang
形容词 adj.
  1. Running or dirtied with mucus.
  2. Resembling or characteristic of mucus, especially in texture.
    — Greasy hamburgers or snotty eggs? How about some of those fine pancakes that needed a steak knife to hack through?
  3. Ill-tempered or impertinent in an arrogant, conceited manner. informal
    — "None of your business," she said. She can be very snotty sometimes. She can be quite snotty. "I suppose you failed in every single subject again," she said—very snotty. It was sort of funny, too, in a way. She sounds like a goddam schoolteacher sometimes, and she's only a little child.

词形变化

snottier comparative snottiest superlative snottie alternative snotties plural

词源

词源 1
Etymology tree
Proto-Germanic *snuttuzder.
Old English ġesnot
Middle English snot
English snot
English -y
English snotty
From snot + -y.
词源 2
Etymology tree
Proto-Germanic *snuttuzder.
Old English ġesnot
Middle English snot
English snot
English -y
English snotty
From snot + -y.
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