Sniffy about dahlias, dismissing them as too big, bold and brassy.
Critics in america, tho, have been
quite sniffy
toward the film.
Free drinks stopped at 9.30, so the guests stopped drinking, and the staff at momo
got sniffy.
But people had been "
very sniffy
" about women being anywhere near the front line.
Jennifer was a
little sniffy
about the party, unsure that the tuckers really pass muster.
Pevsner was
rather sniffy
about the interior, considering the chancel ' truly terrible ' .
Will you be
so sniffy
about old ramps and hick then?
Slow, forgetful and
slightly sniffy
service, never paying us much attention and having to be reminded to bring drinks and take orders.
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