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Definition of Snorty
1. Adjective. (British informal) ill-tempered or annoyed.
Language type: Colloquialism
Geographical relationships: Britain, Great Britain, U.k., Uk, United Kingdom, United Kingdom Of Great Britain And Northern Ireland
Similar to: Ill-natured
Derivative terms: Snort
Definition of Snorty
1. snorting [adj SNORTIER, SNORTIEST]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Snorty
Literary usage of Snorty
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Camp Fires in the Yukon by Harry Anton Auer (1916)
"What happened is best told in Albert's laconic description : " One time I see
him, then no see him, two time I see him, then no more see him, old snorty. ..."
2. A Cathedral Courtship and Penelope's English Experiences by Kate Douglas Smith Wiggin (1893)
"She told me that she found Mrs. Gooch very snorty, very snorty indeed, because
the pups were an 'obby of her ..."
3. Report and Transactions (1885)
"FTE" " snorty and SNUFFY = to sneeze and sniffle. ... said ' she couldn't abear
to hear 'em' (ie, the people in church), 'a snorty and snuffy wi' the smoke. ..."
4. The Oriflamme (1899)
"Yet the elders besought him, saying, " Behold, snorty, we will give thee much money
... And snorty was sorely tempted, for he loved money above all things. ..."
5. Practical English by William Dana Miller (1921)
"Does snorty suggest the sound? Can you think of some other words that suggest
sounds made by machines? What kind of noise does an engine make when it is ..."
6. Ring Around the Rosie . . . ! by Gyeorgos Ceres Hatonn (1995)
"“Bubba snorty”? If not, go back to the Front ... Do “I” really dislike snorty?
No—certainly not any more than I dislike a whole big bunch of bums on your ..."
7. The Virginian: A Horseman of the Plains by Owen Wister (1904)
"Even still its puffs were the separated puffs of starting, that bitten-off, snorty
kind, and sweat and our true natures broke freely forth. ..."
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