snide

§English

§Etymology

Probably from a dialectal variant of snithe (“sharp, cutting”). More at snithe.

§Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /snaɪd/

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• Rhymes: -aɪd

§Adjective

snide (comparative snider, superlative snidest)

1. Disparaging or derisive in an insinuative way.

   Don't make snide remarks to me.

2. Tricky; deceptive; false; spurious; contemptible.

   He was a snide lawyer.

   I received a shipment of snide goods.

§Translations

nasty, sarcastic

• Dutch: sarcastisch
• French: sarcastique (fr)
• German: abfällig (de), verächtlich (de), herabsetzend, spöttisch (de)
• Icelandic: illkvittinn m, meinhæðinn m
• Italian: sarcastico (it)

• Portuguese: sarcástico
• Russian: глумливый (ru) (glumlívyj), насмешливый (ru) (nasméšlivyj)
• Serbo-Croatian: sarkastičan m, podrugljiv m, podao m
• Swedish: spydig (sv), nedsättande (sv), insinuant (sv)

tricky, deceptive

• Dutch: heimelijk (nl), bedrieglijk (nl)
• French: trompeur (fr)

• Icelandic: fyrirlítanlegur m
• Russian: обманчивый (ru) (obmánčivyj)

§Noun

snide (plural snides)

1. An underhanded, tricky person given to sharp practise; a sharper; a beat.

§Anagrams

• denis, Denis
• dines
• nides