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. — deniko
Tom made a snide remark about how Mary was dressed.
Том зробив зневажливе зауваження щодо того, як Мері одягнена. — deniko
I'm tired of your snide remarks.
ruЯ устал от твоих ехидных замечаний. — dreamer
There's no need to be snide.
ruНезачем ехидничать. — Wezel
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