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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adj
1: expressive of contempt; "curled his lip in a supercilious smile"; "spoke in a sneering jeering manner"; "makes many a sharp comparison but never a mean or snide one" [syn: supercilious, sneering, snide]

Merriam Webster's

adjective Etymology: origin unknown Date: circa 1859 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> • snidely adverb • snideness noun

Oxford Reference Dictionary

adj. & n. --adj. 1 sneering; slyly derogatory; insinuating. 2 counterfeit; bogus. 3 US mean; underhand. --n. a snide person or remark. Derivatives: snidely adv. snideness n. Etymology: 19th-c. colloq.: orig. unkn.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Snide Snide, a. Tricky; deceptive; contemptible; as, a snide lawyer; snide goods. [Slang]

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

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... ADJ: usu ADJ n