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snootily
adverb
uk /ˈsnuː.tə.li/ us /ˈsnuː.t̬ə.li/
in a way that is snooty(= unfriendly because you think you are better than other people): 高傲自大地，目中无人地
He was approached by a shop assistant who asked, snootily, if he could be of any assistance. 一位店员走近他，傲慢地问他是否可以提供任何帮助。
The shop rather snootily refused to accept credit cards until a few years back. 这家商店曾傲慢地拒绝接受信用卡，直到几年前才改进服务。
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snooty
He snootily refused the prestigious post of deputy mayor.
The woman behind the counter informed me snootily that I would not find what I was looking for in her shop.
The UK snootily declined to participate in the venture.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Showing arrogance and conceit
(as) proud as Luciferidiom
airs and gracesidiom
arrogant
arrogantly
as if you owned the placeidiom
egoistic
egoistically
egomaniacal
egomaniacally
egotistic
patronizing
patronizingly
pomposity
pompous
pompously
swollen head
swollen-headed
talk down to someone
think the (whole) world revolves around youidiom
throw your weight aroundidiom
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