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Definition of Snotty

1. Adjective. (used colloquially) overly conceited or arrogant. "They're snobs--stuck-up and uppity and persnickety"

2. Adjective. Dirty with nasal discharge. "A house full of snot-nosed kids"

Definition of Snotty

1. a. Foul with snot; hence, mean; dirty.

Definition of Snotty

1. Adjective. Running or dirtied with snot. ¹

2. Adjective. Ill-tempered, impertinent. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Snotty

1. arrogant [adj -TIER, -TIEST] : SNOTTILY [adv] - See also: arrogant

Lexicographical Neighbors of Snotty

snotted snotter snottered snotteries snotters snottery snottie snottier snotties snottiest

snottily snottiness snottinesses snotting snottite snotty (current term) snotty-nosed snottygobble snottygobbles snout

snout beetle snout beetles snout moth snout moths snout reflex snouted snoutier snoutiest snouting snoutish

Literary usage of Snotty

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Dictionary of Obsolete and Provincial English: Containing Words from the by Thomas Wright (1904)
"A snotty nose. Devon. SNICK, ». A notch. North. SNICKER, (1) v. To giggle; to laugh in the sleeve. At length he found them to ..."

2. A New English-German and German-English Dictionary: Containing All the Words by Adolphus Bernays (1834)
"(most vulgar) snotty boy or girl, snotty fellow, contemptible person. 3?c6'tg, a. (vulgar) snotty. ..."

3. A Dictionary of Archaic and Provincial Words, Obsolete Phrases, Proverbs by James Orchard Halliwell-Phillipps (1850)
"A small quantity. East and South. Forby says " a short thick cut from the crusty part of a loaf or a cheese." snotty-DOG. A blubbering lad. Newc. ..."

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