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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
n
(Jewellery) slang sham jewellery
[C19: of unknown origin]
ˈsnidely adv
ˈsnideness n

snide

(snaɪd)
vb
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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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
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
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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
meinlegur; fullur af dylgjum
aizmugurisksnicīgspaslepens
kırıcıküçültücü

snide

[snaɪd] ADJbajo, sarcástico
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snide

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

adjabfällig
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snide

[snaɪd] adj (fam) → maligno/a
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

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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She is very careful to choose the snidest comments she can find on the character of anticommunists and makes no serious effort at fairness, although including occasional sentences that might seem to add balance.