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Definition of "snide" [snide]

  • Derogatory in a malicious, superior way. (adjective)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "snide" in a sentence
  • "Or, to be more snide, is that a Hutu or Tutsi village?"
  • "Your comments are so steeped in snide irony that you’re not really saying anything."
  • "This certainly has the MO of Labor party, namely a snide attempt to discredit the subject."