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sniffy

Letters that make sniffy

s, f, n, i, y are letters that make 'sniffy'

Words within sniffy

niff, iffy, niffy, sniff, Ni, Sn are words within 'sniffy'

sniffy is a 6 letter word starting with s
sniffy is a 6 letter word ending with y

1 possible definitions for 'sniffy'

Sniffy as "having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy"

Under this definition, sniffy is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

prideful, overbearing, lordly, disdainful, swaggering, haughty, imperious, supercilious have the same meaning as 'sniffy'

Derivatives of sniffy

arrogance, haughtiness, hauteur, high-handedness, condescension, superciliousness, disdainfulness, imperiousness, domineeringness, overbearingness, lordliness are derivatives of 'sniffy'.

Similar to sniffy

proud is similar to sniffy.

Example of sniffy used within this context

"some economists are disdainful of their colleagues in other social disciplines", "haughty aristocrats", "his lordly manners were offensive", "walked with a prideful swagger", "very sniffy about breaches of etiquette", "his mother eyed my clothes with a supercilious air", "a more swaggering mood than usual"- W.L.Shirer