sniffy

sniffy
sniffily, adv.sniffiness, n.
/snif"ee/, adj., sniffier, sniffiest. Informal.
inclined to sniff, as in scorn; disdainful; supercilious: He was very sniffy about breaches of etiquette.
[1865-70; SNIFF + -Y1]

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