hochnäsig — meaning in English
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English meaning
- haughty adj Acting as if one is better than others; arrogantly proud and disdainful.
- snobbish adjective Behaving like a snob; arrogantly looking down on people seen as less refined.
- snooty adj Acting superior to others; snobbish and haughty.
- standoffish adj Aloof; reserved; unsociable and unfriendly.
- surly adj Bad-tempered, unfriendly, and rude in manner.
- uppity adj Arrogant or self-important, acting as if one is better or more important than one's actual position warrants.
Senses
hochnäsig is used for these senses in English:
- haughty Conveying in demeanour the assumption of superiority; disdainful, supercilious.
- high-hat disdainful; haughty
- snobbish Having the property of being a snob; arrogant and pretentious; smugly superior or dismissive of perceived inferiors.
- snooty Haughty, pompous, snobbish; inclined to turn up one's nose.
- standoffish Aloof; reserved; unsociable and unfriendly.
- supercilious Arrogantly superior; showing contemptuous indifference; haughty.
- surly (obsolete) Lordly, arrogant, supercilious.
- uppity Presumptuous, above oneself, self-important; arrogant, snobbish, haughty.