having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy;
\\\"some economists are disdainful of their colleagues in other social disciplines\\\"
\\\"haughty aristocrats\\\"
\\\"his lordly manners were offensive\\\"
\\\"walked with a prideful swagger\\\"
\\\"very sniffy about breaches of etiquette\\\"
\\\"his mother eyed my clothes with a supercilious air\\\"
\\\"a more swaggering mood than usual\\\"
造句
用作形容詞(adj.)
Mr Minghella\\\'s film has received sniffy, indeed somewhat snobbish reviews in Britain. 明格拉先生的電影已經(jīng)在英國受到嗤之以鼻，事實上有點勢利的批評。
Harry used the threat of magic spells to get rid of the sniffy Dudley Dursley. 哈利假裝要使用魔咒，叫不識趣的達力滾蛋。