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SNORTY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does snorty mean?
• SNORTY (adjective)
The adjective SNORTY has 1 sense:
1. (British informal) ill-tempered or annoyed
Familiarity information: SNORTY used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
(British informal) ill-tempered or annoyed
Synonyms:
shirty; snorty
Similar:
ill-natured (having an irritable and unpleasant disposition)
Domain region:
Britain; Great Britain; U.K.; UK; United Kingdom; United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; 'Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom)
Domain usage:
colloquialism (a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech)
Derivation:
snort (a disrespectful laugh)
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