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snidery

snidery

9.9
Having a mean or hurtful tone that makes people feel small
  • adjective
  • /ˈsnaɪdəri/
translation icon : despectivo
  • His snidery comments made the meeting uncomfortable for everyone involved.

Examples

  • The review was written in such a snidery tone that the author felt personally attacked.

  • She could not hide her snidery attitude when discussing her rival's achievements.

  • His snidery comments made everyone uncomfortable.

  • She couldn't stand his snidery remarks during meetings.

  • His snidery remarks about her presentation were intended to belittle her efforts.

  • She couldn't hide her snidery tone when criticizing his performance during the game.

  • The article was filled with snidery comments that undermined the subject's credibility.

Synonyms

snide
vssnidery
26 7.5

Saying mocking or hurtful things in a quiet indirect way

is a general mocking attitude that can be direct instead of sly
pejorative
vssnidery
15 8.2

Showing strong dislike of someone or something, often used about words

is an attitude or tone rather than just an insulting word
scurrilous
vssnidery
  • Offensive
10 9.9

Saying rude and untrue things to hurt someone's reputation

is milder, focusing on mocking or sly remarks not on coarse abuse
sneering
vssnidery
1 5.9

Showing dislike and no respect in the face or voice

is a mocking attitude often shown by words or indirect remarks
sneery
vssnidery
8.8

Having a rude, mocking look or voice that shows dislike

is more often a sly, disparaging attitude rather than openly hostile

How Mocking

contemptuous
17 7.0
scornful
7 5.1
snidery
9.9
disparaging
  • Offensive
1 7.0
mocking
2 4.5
teasing
2.7

Surface Forms

snidery positive

Morphology

snidery = snide (transparent) = snide + ery

The adjective is directly formed from 'snide' with the productive suffix '-ery' giving the quality/characteristic of being snide, which learners can infer.

Etymology

The word snidery comes from the shorter word snide, which means 'mean' or 'mocking', plus the ending -ry that shows a kind of quality. So something described as snidery has a mean, mocking tone.