snooty

Etymology

From snoot + -y.

adj

1. (informal) Pompous; snobbish; inclined to turn up one's nose.
   Sir Sydney was an arrogant, snooty, bigoted prig, so it was with some satisfaction that I wrote out his parking ticket.
   He left out Town & Country, the magazine for snooty East Coast liberals. 2018, Tim Graham, NewsBusters
   ever since she landed the National gig sheʼs got very snooty about struggling theatre mates, as if she alone has discovered the secret to being successful 2019, Bernardine Evaristo, Girl, Woman, Other, Penguin Books (2020), page 43
2. (informal) Elite; exclusive.
   Her parties were snooty affairs; custom-designed cocktail dresses that cost more than a decent luxury car were de rigueur.