snobbish

«snobbish» in Mova's school dictionary: better than other people because you are richer, posher… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

adjective (snobbish, more snobbish, most snobbish); noun (snob, snobbery)

meaning for a pupil

Thinking you are better than other people because you are richer, posher or more educated, and looking down on them. tree →

sense in the lessons

In stories, a snobbish character turns their nose up at others. In The Wind in the Willows, Toad can be snobbish about his grand house and money, though he is friendly too. In PSHE, being snobbish is unkind; everyone deserves respect whatever their family's money or accent. Phrases: «a snobbish attitude», «food snob».

examples

• She was too snobbish to play with the village children. tree →
• Don't be snobbish about other people's clothes. tree →
• The snobbish lady said the tea-shop was not good enough. tree →
• Toad was a little snobbish about his motor-car. tree →
• He made a snobbish remark about her accent. tree →
• The new kid thought we were snobbish, but we were just shy. tree →

note

Noun: a snob; snobbery. Informal similar: posh, stuck-up, toffee-nosed (UK). Opposite: down-to-earth, humble.

In the corpora

• Looking down on a country way of talking is an old snobbish idea; every dialect is fine.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «snobbish» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.