sniffily

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

English sniff

English -y

English sniffy

Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der.

Proto-Germanic *līkąder.

Proto-Germanic *-līkaz

Proto-Germanic *-ê

Proto-Germanic *-līkê

Proto-West Germanic *-līkē

Old English -līċe

Middle English -ly

English -ly

English sniffily

From sniffy + -ly.

Adverb

sniffily (comparative more sniffily, superlative most sniffily)

1. In a sniffy manner.

Synonyms

• disdainfully
• haughtily