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snotty

adj · noun · 7 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Running or dirtied with mucus.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Resembling or characteristic of mucus, especially in texture.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adj

Meaning 3

Ill-tempered or impertinent in an arrogant, conceited manner.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: informal

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

The lion's mane jellyfish, which secretes a mucus that can foul fishing nets.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Australia, slang

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

A midshipman.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: slang

Topics: nautical, transport

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

6

adjective satellite

Meaning 6

dirty with nasal discharge

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • a snotty nose
  • a house full of snot-nosed kids

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: snot-nosed

Antonyms: none provided

7

adjective satellite

Meaning 7

(used colloquially) overly conceited or arrogant-Laurent Le Sage

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • a snotty little scion of a degenerate family
  • they're snobs--stuck-up and uppity and persnickety

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: bigheaded, persnickety, snooty, snot-nosed, stuck-up, too big for one's breeches, uppish

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *snuttuzder. Old English ġesnot Middle English snot English snot English -y English snotty From snot + -y.

Across languages

Translations

42 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: խլնքոտ (xlnkʻot) — dirtied with snot
  • Bulgarian: сополив (sopoliv) — dirtied with snot
  • Czech: usoplený — dirtied with snot
  • Czech: posmrkaný — dirtied with snot
  • Czech: usmrkaný — dirtied with snot
  • Esperanto: nazmuka — dirtied with snot
  • Finnish: räkäinen — dirtied with snot
  • French: morveux — dirtied with snot
  • Galician: mocoso — dirtied with snot
  • Galician: mocosa — dirtied with snot
  • German: rotzig — dirtied with snot
  • Italian: moccioso — dirtied with snot
  • Norwegian: snørret — dirtied with snot
  • Plautdietsch: schnodrich — dirtied with snot
  • Portuguese: ranhoso — dirtied with snot
  • Portuguese: ranhento — dirtied with snot
  • Russian: сопли́вый (soplívyj) — dirtied with snot
  • Spanish: mocoso — dirtied with snot
  • Swedish: snorig — dirtied with snot
  • Turkish: sümüklü — dirtied with snot
  • Ottoman Turkish: سوموكلو (sümüklü) — dirtied with snot
  • Bulgarian: ядосан (jadosan) — ill-tempered, impertinent
  • Bulgarian: раздразнен (razdraznen) — ill-tempered, impertinent
  • Czech: nafoukaný — ill-tempered, impertinent
  • Czech: namyšlený — ill-tempered, impertinent
  • Czech: nadutý — ill-tempered, impertinent
  • French: impertinent — ill-tempered, impertinent
  • Galician: impertinente — ill-tempered, impertinent
  • Galician: mocoso — ill-tempered, impertinent
  • Galician: mocosa — ill-tempered, impertinent
  • German: patzig — ill-tempered, impertinent
  • German: rotzig — ill-tempered, impertinent
  • German: rotznäsig — ill-tempered, impertinent
  • Italian: arrogante — ill-tempered, impertinent
  • Norwegian Bokmål: snørrhoven — ill-tempered, impertinent
  • Norwegian Bokmål: nebbete — ill-tempered, impertinent
  • Russian: гру́бый (grúbyj) — ill-tempered, impertinent
  • Russian: наха́льный (naxálʹnyj) — ill-tempered, impertinent
  • Spanish: de mal carácter — ill-tempered, impertinent
  • Spanish: de mal temperamento — ill-tempered, impertinent
  • Spanish: impertinente — ill-tempered, impertinent
  • Swedish: kaxig — ill-tempered, impertinent