sniffy

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"'Forty dollars!' he says, kind of sniffy like.

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  1. adjective Informal Disposed to showing arrogance or contempt; haughty.

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  • Well — kind of sniffy on personal lines, like he made work about the place and was late for meals. —  Tied Up in Tinsel - Marsh, Ngaio - Allyn 27
  • It's pathetic what conservatives are now loading into their pea-shooters for their sniffy putdowns of Obama and the beyond-fabulous Michelle. —  Blogrunner
  • There are some in theatre who have been sniffy or dismissive of celebrity casting, but Rutter was adamant. —  Culture | guardian.co.uk
  • Whether you know them as sniff, sniffy, stinky, smelly, scratch 'n' sniff, scratch & sniff, scent, or scented these stickers were undeniably a part of most kids lives in the 70's and 80's. —  Branded in the 80s!
  • I became one of those insufferable, sniffy, subhuman asswipes who pisses everybody off by asking the deli counter guy to please change his gloves. —  www.philadelphiaweekly.com Philadelphia Weekly
 

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