snotty

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Sly, snotty, and often irresistible, snark has been flourishing in the petri dish of the American media for decades now.

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  1. adjective Vulgar Dirtied with nasal mucus.
  2. adjective Slang Vulgar Impertinent; arrogant.

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  • Sly, snotty, and often irresistible, snark has been flourishing in the petri dish of the American media for decades now. —  CJR
  • The end just sounds defensive and snotty, although I'll admit I'd be far more inclined to take that as a joke had if the beginning wasn't so clearly disingenuous and a desperate attempt to avoid the question. —  the Hathor Legacy
  • Actress Haylie Duff, best known as the snotty, popular girl Summer Wheatly in "Napoleon Dynamite" and for her supporting role as Sandy Jameson on "7th Heaven," is tackling a new role as a 19th century doctor on the frontier prairie -- a time when female physicians were rare -- in Hallmark's "Love Takes Wing," based on the popular "Loves Comes Softly" Christian book series by Janette Oke.
  • Contrast that to Obama's camp sending out a snotty, adolescent E-mail in response to the VP speech and then taping interviews in an attempt to step on McCain's speech tonight. —  Latest Articles
  • The kids can be snotty, the dog smelly, and weekends sexless, but there's still a lot of love to celebrate. —  Miami New Times | Complete Issue
 

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/ˈsnɑti/
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