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Adjective: snobbish  snó-bish
  1. Befitting or characteristic of those who incline to social exclusiveness and who rebuff the advances of people considered inferior
    "The group did not consider themselves to be snobbish or unfriendly";
    - clannish, cliquish, clubby [informal], snobby [informal]
     
  2. Overly conceited or arrogant; showing or characterized by a superior, disdainful, or haughty attitude
    "His snobbish attitude made him unpopular";
    - bigheaded, snooty [informal], snot-nosed [informal], snotty [informal], stuck-up [informal], too big for one's breeches [informal], uppish [informal], pernickety [Brit, informal]

See also: private, proud, toffee-nosed [Brit, informal]

Encyclopedia: Snobbish