snuffish

English

Etymology

snuff +‎ -ish

Adjective

snuffish (comparative more snuffish, superlative most snuffish)

1. Resembling or characteristic of snuff; snuffy.
   • 1970, Charles Angoff, Meyer Levin, The Rise of American Jewish Literature, page 644:

     He had just given Rabbi Piltz his monthly check-up, and the snuffish odor of the old man lingered in the examining room.