snide
Use Snide in a sentence
adjective, snid·er, snid·est.
derogatory in a nasty, insinuating manner: snide remarks about his boss.
Origin:
1860–65; origin uncertain
1860–65; origin uncertain
Related forms
snide·ly, adverb
snide·ness, noun
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snide1 (snaɪd) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | Also: snidey (of a remark, etc) maliciously derogatory; supercilious |
| 2. | counterfeit; sham |
| —n | |
| 3. | slang sham jewellery |
| [C19: of unknown origin] | |
| 'snidely1 | |
| —adv | |
| 'snideness1 | |
| —n | |
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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, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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Example sentences
The snide tone in which the article was written is distracting and unnecessary.
In spite of your snide comment, it is not unreasonable to speculate about someone's actions when they are outside of the norm.
To dismiss a paper of this technical merit in one sentence, as you did, is to me more snide than any of my remarks.
It was meant as snide remark rather than constructive criticism.
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