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snide

(snīd)

adj. snid·er, snid·est

1. Mocking or derogatory in a malicious or ironic way: snide comments.

2. Making or given to making snide remarks: a snide roommate.

[Origin unknown.]

snide′ly adv.

snide′ness n.

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snide

(snaɪd)

adj

1. Also: snidey (of a remark, etc) maliciously derogatory; supercilious

2. counterfeit; sham

(Jewellery) slang sham jewellery

[C19: of unknown origin]

ˈsnidely adv

ˈsnideness n

snide

(snaɪd)

dialect Northern English to fill or load

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snide

(snaɪd)

adj. snid•er, snid•est.

derogatory in a nasty, insinuating manner: snide remarks.

[1860–65; orig. uncertain]

snide′ly, adv.

snide′ness, n.

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Adj.

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"

sneering, supercilious

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.

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Translations

لاذِع

jízlivý

spydig

abfällig

sarcastique

meinlegur; fullur af dylgjum

falso malizioso

aizmugurisksnicīgspaslepens

insinuerende

kırıcıküçültücü

暗讽的

snide

[snaɪd] ADJ → bajo, sarcástico

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snide

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

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snide

adj → abfällig

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snide

[snaɪd] adj (fam) → maligno/a

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snide

(snaid) adjective

sneering or critical in a sly, not open, manner. He made a snide remark about her relationship with the boss.

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