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sniffily adverb informaluk /ˈsnɪf.əl.i/ us /ˈsnɪf.əl.i/ in a way that shows disapproval and a low opinion: I'm not just being sniffily dismissive here. We sniffily turned down an invitation to join them for dinner. Mathematicians sniffily refused to consider his conclusion as anything but a guess. He sniffily dismissed the new newspaper column as a "gimmick". This is a classic example of a masterpiece that has been regarded sniffily by experts. My mother smiled insincerely at a couple of old ladies at the table opposite, and they turned sniffily away. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Critical & uncomplimentary acidulous aloof astringency astringently barbed be all very wellidiom captious censorious derogatory hypercritical pungently scarifying scarifyingly scathing scathingly scorchingly shade sniffy uncomplimentary venomous
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