snuffy /ˈsnʌfi/ adjective5 •Soiled with snuff. •Resembling or characteristic of snuff. •That causes sniffing and nasal irritation due to dust. •(slang) Drunk.She could fight, too, when I got snuffy. […] Once I come home from elk camp so drunk I couldn't hardly sit my horse, and Sylvie near to kilt me, she fought me so hard. — 2014 •(Scotland, no longer used) Sulky; angry; vexed.I must now let you know what sort of a personage this same First President is; you imagine that he is a disagreeable snuffy old fellow — 1680 formssnuffier · snuffiest