Adjective
1- looking down the nose: showing disdain
2- characterized by snobbery, usually by judging someone based on social class
Merriam-Webster. (n.d.). Snooty definition & meaning. Merriam-Webster. https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/snooty
IPA transcription: ˈsnü-tē
"And why, Mr. Jackson," Brunner said, "to paraphrase (V) Miss Bobofit's excellent question, does this matter in real life?" (p. 6)
"I did not have time to read the full article, so I found a paraphrase (N) online."
"Please paraphrase (V) the book chapter using your own words."
"In your groups, please write a paraphrase (N) of the book chapter."
First known use in 1919
“Snooty.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/paraphrase. Accessed 24 March 2024.
Paraphrase (n.d.). Google Books Ngram Viewer. Retrieved February 14, 2024, from https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=snooty&year_start=1800&year_end=2019&corpus=en-2019&smoothing=3
Korean: 무뚝뚝하다
Kazakh: Ақылды
Portuguese: Esnobe
Russian: Задиристый
French: Prétentieux
Spanish: Presumida (F), Presumido (M)
German: Hochnäsig
Turkish: Küçümseyen