sniffy meaning

Definition of sniffy

1. having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy
   • some economists are disdainful of their colleagues in other social disciplines
   • haughty aristocrats
   • his lordly manners were offensive
   • walked with a prideful swagger
   • very sniffy about breaches of etiquette
   • his mother eyed my clothes with a supercilious air
   • a more swaggering mood than usual

   Synonyms: disdainful, haughty, imperious, lordly, overbearing, prideful, supercilious, swaggering

   Similar: proud

sniffy in a sentence

• My cold has made me rather sniffy.

How to pronounce sniffy

sniffy is pronounced /ˈsnɪfi/ in American English. It has 2 syllables, with the stress on the first syllable.

Words that rhyme with sniffy

• jiffy
• spiffy