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  • adverb In a snooty manner.

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  • adverb in a snobbish manner

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Examples

  • I ws afraid that one would have backlash, being as it exits because last year, in response to a question about why we don't see more mothers in SF/F, one of our panelists was snootily told that women should not be limited by their reproductive choice.

    At Wiscon, having indescribably wonderful time karnythia 2009

  • The general view of the outside world seemed to be that rugby, instead of looking snootily at the over-theatrical antics of football, might care to address its complacent attitude to thuggery and put its own house in order.

    Not so vintage season leaves us fearing a life without Gavin Henson | Eddie Butler 2011

  • Reacting to an extremely painful and costly reverse suffered by an Australian division whose soldiers had been flung into an ill-advised attack through no fault of its own, Haig snootily informed the Aussies that they were not fighting Turks anymore, and wrote in his diary:

    The Pity of War 2009

  • "Frankly our viewers don't care all that much about your re-election," says Kelly, snootily.

    Iowa GOP caucus 2012: Rick Santorum on the rise 2011

  • Reacting to an extremely painful and costly reverse suffered by an Australian division whose soldiers had been flung into an ill-advised attack through no fault of its own, Haig snootily informed the Aussies that they were not fighting Turks anymore, and wrote in his diary:

    The Pity of War 2009

  • One of them, who is a boy, as it happens, wrote a post in which he, responding snootily to something favorable I'd written about Hillary, called me "an otherwise intelligent blogger."

    Conciliatory note from an otherwise intelligent blogger 2008

  • One of them, who is a boy, as it happens, wrote a post in which he, responding snootily to something favorable I'd written about Hillary, called me "an otherwise intelligent blogger."

    Lance Mannion: 2008

  • STAMBERG: But the pretty blond stares snootily straight ahead, won't give the driver the time of day.

    Spielberg, Lucas Celebrate Rockwell's Iconic America 2010

  • STAMBERG: But the pretty blond stares snootily straight ahead, won't give the driver the time of day.

    Spielberg, Lucas Celebrate Rockwell's Iconic America 2010

  • | Reply | Permalink last friday night, some chatterbunny snootily told tweety how lame she thought it was that obama would employ youtube for his saturday weekly talk. besides, 'how many people are likely to watch it'. i just checked -- so far, 760k and counting .... that's more people than watch hardball. heh.

    Nielsen: Nearly 25 Million Watched Obama Interview Last Night 2009

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