snide
An underhanded, tricky person given to sharp practiceAn underhanded, tricky person given to sharp practice; a sharper; a cheat.
» There's no need to be snide about it.
Немає жодної потреби бути в'їдливим щодо цього.
Немає жодної потреби бути зневажливим щодо цього.
Meaning
2 senses(countable)An underhanded, tricky person given to sharp practice; a sharper; a cheat.
(uncountable)Counterfeit money.
Examples
19 sentencesThere's no need to be snide about it.
Немає жодної потреби бути в'їдливим щодо цього.
Tom made a snide remark about how Mary was dressed.
Том зробив зневажливе зауваження щодо того, як Мері одягнена.
I'm tired of your snide remarks.
ruЯ устал от твоих ехидных замечаний.
There's no need to be snide.
ruНезачем ехидничать.
Tom's constant snide comments annoy me.
Origin
Probably from a dialectal variant of snithe (“sharp, cutting, cold”). See snithe (adjectivProbably from a dialectal variant of snithe (“sharp, cutting, cold”). See snithe (adjective).
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Forms
plural: snidesLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable