I. ˈsnəfē, -fi adjective
( -er/-est )
Etymology: snuff (III) + -y
1.
a. : sulky , peevish
b. : short-tempered
2. : inclined to haughtiness : supercilious , disdainful
among his mother's snuffy colleagues — W.J.Locke
a snuffy seminary for young ladies — Sylvia T. Warner
II. adjective
( -er/-est )
Etymology: snuff (V) + -y
1. : resembling snuff (as in color, consistency, or pungency)
snuffy brown clothing
snuffy soil
2.
a. : addicted to the use of snuff
a snuffy old man — Henry Watterson
b. : having unpleasant habits : horrid , disagreeable
a singularly unattractive, snuffy old man — Dorothy C. Fisher
3. : soiled with snuff
snuffy clothes