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snide

[ snahyd ]

adjective

snider, snidest.
  1. derogatory in a nasty, insinuating manner:

    snide remarks about his boss.



snide

1

/ Բɪ /

adjective

  1. AlsosnideyˈԲɪɪ (of a remark, etc) maliciously derogatory; supercilious
  2. counterfeit; sham
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noun

  1. slang.
    sham jewellery
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snide

2

/ Բɪ /

verb

  1. dialect.
    to fill or load
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Derived Forms

  • ˈԾ, adverb
  • ˈԾԱ, noun
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • Ծl adverb
  • Ծn noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of snide1

First recorded in 1860–65; origin uncertain
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of snide1

C19: of unknown origin
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Add the leavening of Lear’s style of humor executed by modern voices – nothing snide or so mean that another character can’t let it roll off their armor – and the culmination is an easy, welcoming space.

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Queen Yodit, especially, is fond of dropping a snide comment right in the middle of a serious moment.

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Sarah Huckabee Sanders, Arkansas' Aunt Lydia from The Handmaid's Tale, made a snide comment the other day about Kamala Harris not having birthed her own children.

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Additionally, Alito's snide dishonesty is insulting, and it is meant to be.

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Yet in Thursday's thriller, they all rose to the occasion, dispelling question marks and snide remarks to propel their side to the knockout stages of the continent's second-tier competition.

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