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sneery

British  
/ ˈsnɪərɪ /

adjective

  1. contemptuous or scornful; inclined to be dismissive

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Rodrigo also topped our chart of the year's best singles with Good 4U - a pop-punk putdown worthy of Debbie Harry at her most sneery.

From BBC ● Dec. 22, 2021

But they were even better when they dropped the whole sneery punk thing and played like a straight-up pop band.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 16, 2014

And the grad school culture, beery, sneery sessions with fellow students who seemed to evince no love of literature, just a lack of imagination.

From Slate ● Dec. 27, 2012

When she returns she's holding before her torso a T-shirt featuring Depp in Cry-Baby, magnificently sneery in 50s bad-boy denim and leather.

From The Guardian ● Jan. 20, 2011

Gives me a big sneery smile, points at my little skiff, holds his nose.

From "The Young Man and the Sea" by Rodman Philbrick

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