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Synonyms for snide

Grammar : Adj
Spell : snahyd
Phonetic Transcription : snaɪd

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Définition of snide

Origin :
  • 1859, thieves' slang, "counterfeit, sham, bad, spurious," of unknown origin. Of persons, "cunning, sharp," from 1883. Sense of "sneering" is first attested 1933, perhaps via sense of "hypocrisy, malicious gossip" (1902). Related: Sneeringly.
  • adj hateful, nasty
Example sentences :
  • Some newscast would be sure to get hold of the story and there'd be snide accusations.
  • Extract from : « Tinker's Dam » by Joseph Tinker
  • He resented the snide bit of conditioning, but respected it at the same time.
  • Extract from : « Deathworld » by Harry Harrison
  • Most on us is wasters; the game of the snide un's to be a Prize Plant.
  • Extract from : « Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 93, November 26, 1887 » by Various
  • The "snide" was led back to the station house and put in a cell.
  • Extract from : « The Twin Ventriloquists » by Old Sleuth
  • I guess I ain't told you much you don't know about your snide business.
  • Extract from : « The Clarion » by Samuel Hopkins Adams
  • I will be content with what is sent me; but I think the chain is oroide, and I know the shirt studs are snide.
  • Extract from : « Nasby in Exile » by David R. Locke
  • The head buyer give him beans for bein' fooled over a snide lot of trash like that, so what he does is to visit it on us.
  • Extract from : « Winnie Childs » by C. N. Williamson
  • What does occur, however, is a perceptive if snide elaboration upon the mask.
  • Extract from : « A Discourse Concerning Ridicule and Irony in Writing (1729) » by Anthony Collins
  • The "snide" recognized at once that the two young fellows were "on to him," as the saying goes.
  • Extract from : « The Twin Ventriloquists » by Old Sleuth
  • The "snide" was actually caught with his ear to the keyhole, so suddenly had the door opened.
  • Extract from : « The Twin Ventriloquists » by Old Sleuth

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