Peremptory
Peremptory adjective - Fond of ordering people around.
Toffee-nosed and peremptory are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Toffee-nosed" instead an adjective "Peremptory".
Toffee-nosed
Toffee-nosed adjective - Being or characteristic of a person who has an offensive air of superiority and tends to ignore or disdain anyone regarded as inferior.
Usage example: having come from the middle class, he suffered at the hands of the toffee-nosed twits at Eton
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Synonyms for Toffee-nosed
Peremptory and toffee-nosed are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Peremptory" instead an adjective phrase "Toffee-nosed".
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Related pairs
- impertinent and peremptory
- impertinent and toffee-nosed
- overbearing and peremptory
- overbearing and toffee-nosed
- haughty and peremptory
- haughty and toffee-nosed
- pretentious and peremptory
- pretentious and toffee-nosed
- pompous and peremptory
- pompous and toffee-nosed
- arrogant and peremptory
- arrogant and toffee-nosed
- superior and peremptory
- superior and toffee-nosed
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