— 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 + -Y 1 ]
— 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 + -Y 1 ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012