Snotty

  • 11snotty — adjective (snottier; est) Date: circa 1570 1. soiled with nasal mucus < a snotty nose > 2. annoyingly or spitefully unpleasant; especially snooty • snottily adverb • snottiness noun …

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  • 12snotty — snottily, adv. snottiness, n. /snot ee/, adj., snottier, snottiest. 1. Vulgar. of or pertaining to snot. 2. Informal. snobbish; arrogant; supercilious: a snotty kid. [1560 70; SNOT + Y1] * * * …

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  • 13snotty — adj. Snotty is used with these nouns: ↑nose …

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  • 14snotty — adjective informal 1 thinking that you are more important than other people: I won t be told what to do by some snotty little clerk! 2 wet and dirty with mucus …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 15snotty — [ˈsnɒti] adj 1) impolite covered in snot 2) informal a snotty person thinks that they are better or more important than other people …

    Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • 16snotty — snot•ty [[t]ˈsnɒt i[/t]] adj. ti•er, ti•est 1) sts Slang: Sometimes Vulgar. of or pertaining to snot 2) inf Informal. impudently disagreeable: a snotty kid[/ex] • Etymology: 1560–70 snot′ti•ly, adv. snot′ti•ness, n …

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  • 17snotty-nosed — adj BrE snot nosed AmE informal used about an annoying child ▪ a snotty nosed little kid …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 18snotty-nosed — UK [ˌsnɒtɪ ˈnəʊzd] / US [ˌsnɑtɪ ˈnoʊzd] adjective informal 1) with a snotty nose 2) British showing disapproval a snotty nosed person thinks they are better or more important than other people …

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  • 19snotty-nosed kid — a child, a boy with a dirty face    I was just a snotty nosed kid when I got my first job …

    English idioms

  • 20snotty-nosed — adjective BrE informal snotty (2) …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English