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snide
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snide  (snd)
adj. snid·er, snid·est
Derogatory in a malicious, superior way.

[Origin unknown.]

snidely adv.
snideness n.

snide1
adj
1. Also snidey [ˈsnaɪdɪ] (of a remark, etc.) maliciously derogatory; supercilious
2. counterfeit; sham
n
(Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Jewellery) Slang sham jewellery
[of unknown origin]
snidely  adv
snideness  n

snide2
vb (tr; usually passive and foll by with)
Northern English dialect to fill or load
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.snide - expressive of contempt; "curled his lip in a supercilious smile"; "spoke in a sneering jeering manner"; "makes many a sharp comparison but never a mean or snide one"
uncomplimentary - tending to (or intended to) detract or disparage

snide snidey
adjective nasty, sneering, malicious, mean, cynical, unkind, hurtful, sarcastic, disparaging, spiteful, insinuating, scornful, shrewish, ill-natured He made a snide comment about her weight.
Translations
snide [snaɪd] ADJbajo, sarcástico

snide [ˈsnaɪd] adj [comment, remark] → sarcastique, narquois(e)

snide
adjabfällig

snide [snaɪd] adj (fam) → maligno/a

snide
adj snide [snaid]
sneering or critical in a sly, not open, manner He made a snide remark about her relationship with the boss. gemeen لاذِع злепоставящ jízlivý spydig abfällig κακοήθης, σαρκαστικός sarcástico õel, alatu كنايه آميز häijy sarcastique לַעֲגָנִי बनावटी, कृत्रिम lažan, podmukao rosszindulatú menyindir meinlegur; fullur af dylgjum sarcastico 意地の悪い 은근히 비꼬는 pajuokiantis, veidmainiškas, nenuoširdus paslepens; aizmugurisks; nicīgs mencemuh hatelijk insinuerende, spydig nieszczery, obłudny velhaco sar­castic ехидный uštipačný porogljiv podao insinuant, spydig ซึ่งเหยียดหยาม küçültücü, kırıcı 暗諷的 підлий, в'їдливий طنز آمیز giả mạo, ác ý


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