snide
adjective
derogatory in a nasty, insinuating manner.
snideness
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a word derived from
snide.
Example Sentences
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Grobglas delivers that line with a wolfish satisfaction, and it’s as good an example as any of the snideness and searching that she’s brought to Petra since the premiere.
From Slate ● Jul. 31, 2019
The snideness of the Gawker team made a bad situation worse.
From The New Yorker ● Dec. 11, 2016
Next, we're in Detroit, and Pete appears to have gone from overwhelming distress back to his more traditional mode of blase snideness.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 26, 2013
There is a world of difference between a spot of on-pitch snideness and where he is now.
From The Guardian ● Nov. 10, 2012
When his snideness is under control, the wisecracks and one-of-us message make Dole one of the better stump speakers in the presidential pack.
From Time Magazine Archive
