snobby

Questions about snobby

What does snobby mean?

snobby means "befitting or characteristic of those who incline to social exclusiveness and who rebuff the advances of people considered inferior".

How many syllables are in snobby?

snobby has 2 syllables: snob-by. The stress falls on "snob". In IPA it is /ˈsnɑbi/.

What is another word for snobby?

Close synonyms include clannish, cliquish, clubby, snobbish. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is snobby a common word?

snobby is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.