snide

[ snahyd ]

adjective

, snid·er, snid·est.

1. derogatory in a nasty, insinuating manner:

   snide remarks about his boss.

snide

¹

/ snaɪd /

verb

1. dialect.
   to fill or load

snide

²

/ snaɪd /

adjective

1. Alsosnideyˈsnaɪdɪ (of a remark, etc) maliciously derogatory; supercilious
2. counterfeit; sham

noun

1. slang.
   sham jewellery

Derived Forms

• ˈsnidely, adverb
• ˈsnideness, noun

Other Words From

• snidely adverb
• snideness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of snide¹

First recorded in 1860–65; origin uncertain

Word History and Origins

Origin of snide¹

C19: of unknown origin

Example Sentences

He didn’t do well in favorability polls, thanks possibly to all the snide comments he’d made about women who don’t have children during the period of his Ohio campaign when he was trying to prove his hard-right bona fides.

From Slate

Sarah Huckabee Sanders, Arkansas' Aunt Lydia from The Handmaid's Tale, made a snide comment the other day about Kamala Harris not having birthed her own children.

From Salon

Additionally, Alito's snide dishonesty is insulting, and it is meant to be.

From Salon

I told her the agency, and she said, “So it’s really me paying for it” in a somewhat snide tone of voice.

From Slate

In the pilot episode of that version, the siblings set out on a fishing expedition to get good, which erupts into a fight after Sokka makes the snide comment, "Leave it to a girl to screw things up."

From Salon

Related Words

• disparaging
• sarcastic
• sneering
• unkind