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snide remark

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  • snide remark — n. a caustic, haughty, or insulting remark. □ You’re really quick with the snide remark. Ever say anything nice to anybody? □ I did not appreciate that snide remark …   Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

  • Snide — Snide, a. 1. Tricky; deceptive; contemptible; as, a snide lawyer; snide goods. [Slang, archaic] [1913 Webster] 2. derogatory in an insinuating manner; as, a snide remark. [PJC] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • snide — [snaıd] adj informal if you say something snide, you say something unkind, often in a clever, indirect way snide remarks/comments ▪ a snide remark about her clothes >snidely adv …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • snide´ly — snide «snyd», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. mean or spiteful in a sly way; slyly insinuating; derogatory: »a snide remark. SYNONYM(S): disparaging. 2. dishonest: »a snide trickster. –n. 1. a dishonest person; …   Useful english dictionary

  • snide — [snīd] adj. [orig., counterfeit, bogus < thieves slang, prob. of Du dial. or Ger orig. < base of Ger schneiden, to cut, with reference to coin clipping and, later, to cutting remarks] slyly malicious or derisive [a snide remark] snidely adv …   English World dictionary

  • remark — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. note, observe; comment on, mention. See attention. n. observation, statement, comment. See speech. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. comment, observation, commentary, statement, saying, utterance, annotation …   English dictionary for students

  • snide — ► ADJECTIVE 1) derogatory or mocking in an indirect way. 2) chiefly N. Amer. devious and underhand. 3) informal counterfeit or inferior. ► NOUN ▪ a snide person or remark. DERIVATIVES snidely adverb snidey …   English terms dictionary

  • remark — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ brief, passing ▪ occasional ▪ casual, chance, off the cuff, throwaway ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

  • remark — I n. 1) to drop, make a remark 2) a biting, catty, caustic, cutting, nasty, scathing remark 3) a casual; complimentary; cryptic; derogatory; facetious; flattering; impertinent; inane; indiscreet; off the cuff; passing; pithy; pointed; reassuring; …   Combinatory dictionary

  • snide — [[t]sna͟ɪd[/t]] ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n A snide comment or remark is one which criticizes someone in an unkind and often indirect way. He made a snide comment about her weight... They kept making snide remarks about each other... She couldn t tell… …   English dictionary

  • snide — adj. Snide is used with these nouns: ↑comment, ↑remark …   Collocations dictionary

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