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snobbish

English

Etymology

snob +? -ish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?sn?b??/

Adjective

snobbish (comparative more snobbish, superlative most snobbish)

  1. Having the property of being a snob; arrogant and pretentious; smugly superior or dismissive of perceived inferiors.
    • c.1948, George Orwell, Such, Such Were the Joys
      St Cyprian's was an expensive and snobbish school which was in process of becoming more snobbish, and, I imagine, more expensive.

Synonyms

  • cliquish

Translations

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contemptuous

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin contemptus or from contempt +? -uous.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /k?n?t?m(p).t?u.?s/, /k?n?t?m(p).t??s/, /k?n?t?m(p).tju.?s/
  • (US) IPA(key): /k?n?t?mp.t?u.?s/

Adjective

contemptuous (comparative more contemptuous, superlative most contemptuous)

  1. Showing contempt; expressing disdain; showing a lack of respect.

Synonyms

  • disdainful
  • dismissive

Antonyms

  • respectful

Derived terms

  • contemptuously

Related terms

  • contemn
  • contempt

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