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sneeringly

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sneer  (snîr)
n.
1. A scornful facial expression characterized by a slight raising of one corner of the upper lip.
2. A contemptuous facial expression, sound, or statement.
v. sneered, sneer·ing, sneers
v.tr.
To utter with a sneer or in a sneering manner.
v.intr.
1. To assume a scornful, contemptuous, or derisive facial expression.
2. To speak in a scornful, contemptuous, or derisive manner.

[From Middle English sneren, to mock, alteration of Old English fnran, to breathe heavily; see pneu- in Indo-European roots.]

sneerer n.
sneerful, sneery adj.
sneering·ly adv.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adv.1.sneeringly - with a sneer; in an uncomplimentary sneering manner; "`I don't believe in these customs,' he said sneeringly"
Translations
sneeringly [ˈsnɪərɪŋlɪ] ADV [say] → en tono burlador y despreciativo; [smile] → con una mueca de desprecio
sneeringly [ˈsnɪərɪŋlɪ] advsarcasticamente
sneeringly [ˈsnɪərɪŋlɪ] advsarcasticamente


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Why, who are you,' said Mr Cobb, sneeringly, 'that you're not to be talked to, eh, Joe?
said Dunsey, sneeringly, coming nearer to his brother and looking in his face.
But if I were to go to them, and they only looked at me coldly, and whispered sneeringly amongst each other, and then dropped off and left me one by one, what then?
 
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