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snide

  [snahyd]
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–adjective, snid⋅er, snid⋅est.
derogatory in a nasty, insinuating manner: snide remarks about his boss.
Origin:
1860–65; orig. uncert.

Related forms:
snidely, adverb
snideness, noun
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snide   (snīd)   
adj.   snid·er, snid·est
Derogatory in a malicious, superior way.

[Origin unknown.]
snide'ly adv., snide'ness n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Word Origin & History

snide 
1859, thieves' slang "counterfeit, sham," of unknown origin. Of persons, "cunning, sharp," from 1883. Sense of "sneering" is first attested 1933.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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