Snubbish
adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Somewhat snub.
"a snubbish nose"
- 2 Inclined to snub or belittle others.
"Spirit of Kant! have we not had enough / To make Religion sad, and sour, and snubbish, / But Saints Zoological must cant their stuff, / As vessels cant their ballast — rattling rubbish!"
Example
More examples"Spirit of Kant! have we not had enough / To make Religion sad, and sour, and snubbish, / But Saints Zoological must cant their stuff, / As vessels cant their ballast — rattling rubbish!"
Etymology
From snub + -ish.