Meaning & use
snobbish
Feeling or showing that one believes oneself superior to others in taste, wealth, or social status.
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He gave the waiter a snobbish look when asked to explain the cheaper wine list.
Her snobbish remarks about our neighborhood made everyone at the table uncomfortable.
A note on using this word
Snobbish describes an attitude, not simply wealth or taste itself; it implies looking down on people seen as less refined.
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