sneeringly
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8.1
- adverb
- /ˈsnɪrɪŋli/
:
despectivamente
- Since your latest email is sneeringly rude, this correspondence is concluded. -- M of B
- sneeringly call
- sneeringly refer
But not just regular mean, dismissively, sneeringly mean.
- But not just regular mean, dismissively, sneeringly mean.
Examples
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"How did you win a race?" he asked sneeringly, making his disbelief clear.
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Sis looked sneeringly at her.
Fiction book (1994) -
"How did you win a race?" he asks quite sneeringly.
Blog text (10) -
You trivialize it when you sneeringly refer to "whether or not it says God on my money," which is hardly the issue of religious privilege.
Blog text (5) -
Then they were off; he was sneeringly aggressive, and she was defensively snippy or ostentatiously long-suffering.
Academic text (1999) -
But it's also worthy of note that it's hard for them to withstand the assault of liberal "pundits" who sneeringly derided their efforts as naive, futile, and "purist."
Blog text (12) -
Sis looked at her sister sneeringly, clearly unimpressed with her choice.
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The critics laughed sneeringly at the artist's attempt to explain his work.
Synonyms
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5.6
In a way that makes fun of someone to show you do not respect them
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7.5
In a way that shows you have no respect for someone or something
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6.0
In a way that shows strong dislike and disrespect
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7.3
With a look or voice that shows strong dislike and no respect
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8.4
In a mocking, bitter way that shows strong dislike
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8.6
Says things in a mocking, mean way that shows dislike
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7.9
Saying something in a very harsh and critical way
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8.9
Says things in a mean, slightly cruel way to hurt someone
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8.8
In a sharp, often cruel way that can hurt people when joking or criticizing
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8.2
In a sharply critical way that can hurt someone's feelings
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8.1
In a sharp, hurtful way when criticizing someone
In a way that shows little respect for someone or their work
In a rude way that shows you think someone is silly
In a mocking way to make fun of someone
In a rude way that shows someone thinks they are better than others
In a way that shows you think you are better than others
In a way that shows you feel better than other people
In a very sharp and hurtful way that criticizes others
Speaking or acting in a harsh, biting way
Antonyms
How Scornful
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word sneeringly comes from the verb sneer, which once named the face people make when they curl the lip in a mocking, 'scornful' way. So, to speak or act sneeringly is to show clear 'contempt', like a cold, mocking smile.