snide
adjective
derogatory in a nasty, insinuating manner.
snidely
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a word derived from
snide.
Example Sentences
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It is tempting to call 3%, or even 4%, the new 2%, as some Fed watchers have snidely asserted.
From Barron's ● Jun. 10, 2026
Her accent alternates mid-sentence from city gal to snidely British, Ida loudly accusing a mob boss of murdering women.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 4, 2026
He’d even have done so, Powell added snidely, “with obvious enthusiasm.”
From Slate ● Aug. 6, 2024
One scene in particular shows Evelyn, in a “nyah-nyah-nyah” singsong, snidely deriding Ziggy’s music.
From New York Times ● Jan. 19, 2023
Climbers who snidely denigrate this as the Yak Route, I decided, had obviously never been through the Khumbu Icefall.
From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer
