adjective
- Used colloquially. ( overly conceited or arrogant)
- usage: "a snotty little scion of a degenerate family-Laurent Le Sage; "they're snobs-stuck-up and uppity and persnickety"
- synonyms: bigheaded, persnickety, snooty, snot-nosed, snotty, stuck-up, uppish
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