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snide (adjective); snider, snidest; more snide, most snide
Pertaining to making unkind or insulting statements, comments, or references in a derogatory way: Willie made a snide remark to his fellow worker when he suggested that maybe she should take an elementary course in spelling when she wrote that the "male man delivered the letters this morning".
Derogatory in a malicious, superior way.
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Sarcastic, nasty.
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Slyly malicious or derisive.
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Characteristic of making insulting or unkind statements, comments, or references in a derogatory or disapproving way. (3)