"snide" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /snaɪd/ Audio: en-us-snide.ogg Forms: snider [comparative], snidest [superlative]
Rhymes: -aɪd Etymology: Probably from a dialectal variant of snithe (“sharp, cutting, cold”). See snithe (adjective). Alternatively, possibly a metathetic corruption of Middle English snythand (“piercing (the heart), cold, biting”, literally and figuratively). More at snithe (verb). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|snythand|pos=literally and figuratively|t=piercing (the heart), cold, biting}} Middle English snythand (“piercing (the heart), cold, biting”, literally and figuratively) Head templates: {{en-adj|er}} snide (comparative snider, superlative snidest)
  1. Disparaging or derisive in an insinuative way.
    Sense id: en-snide-en-adj-8kH34dgz
  2. Tricky; deceptive; false; spurious; contemptible. Translations (tricky, deceptive): измамен (izmamen) (Bulgarian), фалшив (falšiv) (Bulgarian), heimelijk (Dutch), bedrieglijk (Dutch), trompeur (French), betrügerisch (German), becstelen (Hungarian), tisztességtelen (Hungarian), csaló (Hungarian), hamis (Hungarian), fyrirlítanlegur [masculine] (Icelandic), обма́нчивый (obmánčivyj) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-snide-en-adj-8ZFSjlz0 Disambiguation of 'tricky, deceptive': 1 99
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: snide pitcher Translations (nasty, sarcastic): подигравателен (podigravatelen) (Bulgarian), sorneguer (Catalan), jízlivý (Czech), uštěpačný (Czech), posměšný (Czech), sarcastisch (Dutch), snedig (Dutch), vihjaileva (Finnish), ilkeämielinen (Finnish), sarcastique (French), abfällig (German), verächtlich (German), herabsetzend (German), spöttisch (German), rosszindulatú (Hungarian), bántó (Hungarian), becsmérlő (Hungarian), gúnyos (Hungarian), gunyoros (Hungarian), szarkasztikus (Hungarian), illkvittinn [masculine] (Icelandic), meinhæðinn [masculine] (Icelandic), sarcastico (Italian), derisorio (Italian), sprezzante (Italian), schernevole (Italian), whakatīkai (Maori), whakatakē (Maori), sarcástico (Portuguese), глумли́вый (glumlívyj) (Russian), насме́шливый (nasméšlivyj) (Russian), язвительный (jazvitelʹnyj) (Russian), sarkastičan [masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), podrugljiv [masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), podao [masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), socarrón (Spanish), spydig (Swedish), nedsättande (Swedish), insinuant (Swedish), coeglyd (Welsh), gwawdlyd (Welsh)
Disambiguation of 'nasty, sarcastic': 50 50

Noun

IPA: /snaɪd/ Audio: en-us-snide.ogg Forms: snides [plural]
Rhymes: -aɪd Etymology: Probably from a dialectal variant of snithe (“sharp, cutting, cold”). See snithe (adjective). Alternatively, possibly a metathetic corruption of Middle English snythand (“piercing (the heart), cold, biting”, literally and figuratively). More at snithe (verb). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|snythand|pos=literally and figuratively|t=piercing (the heart), cold, biting}} Middle English snythand (“piercing (the heart), cold, biting”, literally and figuratively) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} snide (countable and uncountable, plural snides)
  1. (countable) An underhanded, tricky person given to sharp practice; a sharper; a cheat. Tags: countable
    Sense id: en-snide-en-noun-k2BEg9L1 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Icelandic translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Welsh translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 23 2 70 4 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 20 0 71 9 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 20 0 73 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 22 0 74 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 17 3 72 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 17 3 71 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 13 2 75 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 18 0 72 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 17 3 71 8 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 18 0 73 9 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 19 4 69 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 13 2 77 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Icelandic translations: 17 3 71 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 18 0 75 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 17 3 71 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 13 2 76 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 18 0 75 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations: 13 3 76 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 18 0 75 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 17 3 72 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Welsh translations: 18 0 73 9
  2. (uncountable) Counterfeit money. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-snide-en-noun-usXniKU3

Inflected forms

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      "code": "hu",
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      "word": "derisorio"
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      "code": "it",
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      "word": "bedrieglijk"
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      "code": "fr",
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      "word": "trompeur"
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      "code": "de",
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      "word": "csaló"
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      "code": "hu",
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      "word": "hamis"
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