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n. - The trait of condescending to those of lower social status.

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  • On the contrary, a harmless old-fashioned snobbishness is perceptible all through his work.
  • You get no further if you do not realize that snobbishness is bound up with a species of idealism.
  • (But make it a Hudson Baby Bourbon … because apparently, this snobbishness is deeply engrained …)
  • The snobbishness is somewhat less open than in the Gem and Magnetthat is the most one can possibly say.
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