nose-in-the-air
Stuck-up body language
Nose-in-the-air describes someone acting superior or snobbish, as if literally tilting their head back to look down on others.
The phrase captures the physical posture of disdain: She walked past with her nose in the air, ignoring everyone.
Usually appears after a verb: He's always got his nose in the air.
Disdainfully proud
- snobbishCondescending toward perceived inferiors
- arrogantExcessively high self-regard
- condescendingSuperior and dismissive manner
- superciliousArrogantly contemptuous of others
uppity · pretentious · stuck-up · disdainful · conceited · hoity-toity · high-and-mighty · aloof
haughty
Disdainfully proud
- snobbishCondescending toward perceived inferiors
- arrogantExcessively high self-regard
- condescendingSuperior and dismissive manner
supercilious · uppity · pretentious · stuck-up · disdainful · conceited · hoity-toity · high-and-mighty · aloof · superior
tilted
Angled from vertical
upturned · stiff-necked · elevated · lifted · raised · angled · skyward · craned · prim · rigid
nose-in-the-airhumble
Unassuming about oneself
modest · meek · unassuming · self-effacing · lowly
nose-in-the-airunpretentious
Lacking false superiority
unaffected · plain · simple · common · ordinary