Adjective: sniffy
Comparison Forms
Synthetic
| Comparative | sniffier |
| Superlative | sniffiest |
Perifrastic
Sample Sentences
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some regard Hanks with a sniffy attitude, seeing his middlebrow Hollywood fare as unfashionable (yes) and reactionary (no). [2021 February 9, Christina Newland, “Is Tom Hanks part of a dying breed of genuine movie stars?”, in BBC:]
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a sniffy cold that turned into a sore throat
Adjectives inflected like sniffy
syrupy,
seemly,
seggsy,
snuffy,
snippy,
snitty,
sniffy,
snotty,
snouty,
snobby,
snoozy,
snooty,
snazzy,
snappy,
snarky,
snarly,
snassy,
snaily,
snacky,
snaggy, etc. (List truncated at 20 adjectives)
Etymology
From sniff + -y.