-
listener might become irritated if they
suppose the speaker's
intention is
snobbishly to
impress them.[citation needed] Austin, L. (1962). How to Do Things...
- to a pretentious,
highfalutin phrase used by a
person in
order to
sound snobbish. The term
derives from snob + -ative,
modelled upon
comparatives and superlatives...
- neighbors,
particularly Peggy. Her
father is
General Gum. She
sometimes has a
snobbish attitude toward the neighbors,
referring to them as "hillbillies", "rednecks"...
- television,
radio and
stage actress. She is best
known for her
portrayal of the
snobbish TV
announcer in
Victoria Wood: As Seen on TV and of Bev
Unwin in Coronation...
-
stage and
television actress best
known for her role as the
insufferably snobbish, "blue-blooded Bostonian" Mrs.
Margaret Drysdale in the
sitcom The Beverly...
-
concentration camp Guy
Pearce as
Harrison Lee Van Buren, a wealthy, handsome,
snobbish industrialist who
becomes László's
primary client, but is
envious of his...
- Walter's
characterisation changed after reader backlash and made him a
snobbish rich boy foil to his enemies.
Walter Brown first appeared in
issue 577...
- valiant, hardworking,
honest youth; the
noble mysterious stranger; the
snobbish youth; and the evil,
greedy squire. In the 1870s, Alger's
fiction was growing...
- her
cousin Edmund, ****
begins her long
struggle for
acceptance by her
snobbish relations, who
believe wealth automatically means quality.
Although ****...
- he
explained that,
early in his career, he was
labelled as "snooty and
snobbish". However, as
people got to know him, they
realised that his aloofness...
