sneery

/ ˈsnɪərɪ /

adjective

1. contemptuous or scornful; inclined to be dismissive

Example Sentences

Rodrigo also topped our chart of the year's best singles with Good 4U - a pop-punk putdown worthy of Debbie Harry at her most sneery.

From BBC

I have often been somewhat sneery about many-tiered cakes, but I recently cracked, and ordered four ultra-shallow tins to aid the baking of those multi-layered cakes I disdain.

From The Guardian

So to all you sneery types too cool to appreciate Casualty’s big-hearted appeal, we viewers have watched avidly as, over the years, the show has added several layers of kitsch – like its overdressed little sister Holby City – but we don’t care.

From The Guardian

She cites the reaction to fellow Irish novelist Sally Rooney – “raging about her being young and female and so outrageously successful” – as well as a recent “sneery” New Yorker profile of Edna O’Brien, “what men have been doing to her her whole career”.

From The Guardian

I often feel vain and silly fiddling about online, and I’ve had sneery comments from acquaintances about it.

From The Guardian