sneer
verb (used without object)
to smile, laugh, or contort the face in a manner that shows scorn or contempt.
sneeringly
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a word derived from
sneer.
Example Sentences
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Laura Linney is passive-aggressive perfection as his mother, while Jeff Daniels, as the father, captures a specific type of sneeringly dissatisfied Brooklyn intellectual.
From New York Times ● Jul. 7, 2023
It sneeringly implied they were “a bunch of dilettantes,” Sonenshein said, amateurs seeking some rainbows-and-roses ethical governance outside the hard-nosed practicalities of party-boss politics.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 30, 2023
Not just mundanely flat, but aggressively, sneeringly terrible.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 7, 2020
Steinberg, when he announced the aggregate sentence of life plus 50 years with 55 years to be served without parole, sneeringly called Lawrence in the courtroom a "despicable coward."
From Salon ● Jul. 1, 2020
"You'll never have revenge, great Hrothgar, mighty as you are," he said, rather sneeringly, in a hard, dull voice.
From "Beowulf: A New Telling" by Robert Nye
