snobbish (snobish)

[ That which we call a snob by any other name would still be snobbish . Thackeray , Book of Snobs, xviii. (b) Proud, conceited, or insolent over adventitious advantages. snobbishly (snob'ish-li), adv. In the manner of a snob. snobbishne (snob'ish-nes), n. The character or conduct of a snob. The state of society, viz. Toadyism, organized: base Man-and-Mammon worship, instituted by command of law; -snobbishne , in a word, perpetuated. Thackeray , Book of Snobs, iii. snobbism