snooty

Other forms of snooty

comparative or superlative

snootier

comparative or superlative

snootiest

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about snooty

What does snooty mean?

snooty means "(used colloquially) overly conceited or arrogant".

How many syllables are in snooty?

snooty has 2 syllables: snoo-ty. The stress falls on "snoo". In IPA it is /ˈsnuti/.

What is another word for snooty?

Close synonyms include bigheaded, persnickety, snot-nosed, snotty, stuck-up. 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 snooty a common word?

snooty 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.