snide

adjective \ ˈsnīd \

|Updated on: 24 Jun 2018

Examples: snide in a Sentence

Definition of snide

1 a : false, counterfeit

b : practicing deception : dishonest

a snide merchant

2 : unworthy of esteem : low

a snide trick

3 : slyly disparaging : insinuating

snide remarks

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snidely

adverb

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snideness

noun

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Examples of snide in a Sentence

a snide trick to get the old woman to sell her antiques for practically nothing
some small-time crook who was selling snide gems to gullible tourists

Recent Examples of snide from the Web

My apathetic-bystander self and my Mommy self can make snide jokes in the corner together.

— heather havrilesky, The Cut, "‘I’m Starting a New Life, But There’s So Much Pressure to Get It Right!’," 30 May 2018
Throughout the episode, Christina and Tarek took turns sneaking in snide remarks about each other's appearances.

— taysha murtaugh, Country Living, "People Had a Lot to Say About Christina and Tarek El Moussa's Return to 'Flip or Flop'," 1 June 2018
Bee took a snide and obscene swipe at Ivanka Trump for her actions (and lack thereof), but Barr took a cruel and obscene swipe at Valerie Jarrett for the color of her skin.

— karla peterson, sandiegouniontribune.com, "Why Roseanne Barr and Samantha Bee's slurs were shameful, but not equal," 1 June 2018
In the middle of robbing the bank, one robber might make a passing, snide remark about the style choices of another.

— rebecca farley, refinery29.com, "Now Is A Great Time To Revisit John Mulaney's "Ocean's Eleven With Women" Joke," 30 May 2018
By addressing this as a broader issue about rumors or snide comments, rather than on your specific issue, HR can help to prevent additional hard feelings and embarrassment.

— johnny c. taylor jr., USA TODAY, "Ask HR: I think my co-workers are gossiping about my incontinence. And does my high school graduation date matter?," 8 May 2018
Unfortunately, Taleb is also a snide, smug, one-size-fits-all ideologue.

— glenn c. altschuler, Philly.com, "'Skin in the Game': Nassim Nicholas Taleb, smart, iconoclastic, smug, snide," 26 Mar. 2018
Aside from an image of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. being turned away from the pearly gates by God and his police-uniformed bodyguards, Colescott’s drawings are neither snide nor biting.

— david pagel, latimes.com, "In Robert Colescott’s works at Blum & Poe, nothing is black and white," 25 Mar. 2018
Or the snide devil on her shoulder that looks exactly like her.

— linda robertson, miamiherald, "Serena Williams returns to Miami Open while finding joy, motivation in motherhood | Miami Herald," 20 Mar. 2018

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