snideyadj.
/ˈsnʌɪdi/ slang.
1. Bad, contemptible.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > goodness and badness > inferiority or baseness > wretchedness > [adjective]
unledeeOE
sorryOE
evila1131
usellc1175
wanlichec1275
bad1276
sorry1372
meana1375
caitiff1393
loddera1400
woefula1400
foulc1400
wretched1450
meschant?1473
unselc1480
peevisha1522
miser1542
scurvy?1577
forlorn1582
villainous1582
measled1596
lamented1611
thrallfula1618
despicable1635
deplorable1642
so-and-so1656
poorish1657
squalida1660
lamentable1676
mesquina1706
shan1714
execrable1738
quisby1807
hole in the wall1822
measly1847
bum1878
shag-bag1888
snidey1890
pathetic1900
the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > condition of being held in contempt > [adjective] > contemptible
unworthc893
unwrastc893
littleOE
narrow-hearteda1200
wretcha1200
unworthya1240
wretchedc1250
un-i-wrastc1275
bad1276
lechera1300
feeblea1325
despisablea1340
villain1340
contemptiblec1384
lousyc1386
caitiff1393
brothelyc1400
roinousa1425
poor1425
sevenpennyc1475
nasty1477
peakish1519
filthy1533
despectuous1541
beggary1542
scald1542
shitten?1545
disdainfula1547
contemptuous1549
despicable1553
skit-brained?1553
contemniblea1555
vile1560
sluttish1561
queer1567
scornful1570
scallardc1575
tinkerly?1576
worthless1576
beggarly?1577
paltry1578
halfpenny1579
dog bolt1580
pitiful1582
sneaking1582
triobolar1585
wormisha1586
baddy1586
dudgeon1592
measled1596
packstaff1598
roguey1598
roguish1601
contemptful1608
grovelling1608
lightly1608
disdainable1611
purulent1611
snotty-nose1622
vilipendious1630
cittern-headed1638
wormy1640
pissabed1643
triobolary1644
disparageable1648
blue-bellied1652
unestimable1656
scullion1658
piteous1667
dirty1670
shabbed1674
shabby1679
snotty1681
snotty-nosed1682
mucky1683
bollocky1694
scoundrel1700
scaldeda1704
sneaking1703
ficulnean1716
unsolid1731
pitiable1753
scrubby1754
inimitable1798
scrubbish1798
worm-likea1807
small1824
lowlife1827
ketty1828
skunkish1831
yellow-bellied1833
scaly1843
cockroachya1845
wutless1853
nigger1859
trashy1862
low-down1872
cruddy1877
shitty1879
tinhorn1886
blithering1889
motherfucking1890
snidey1890
pilgarlicky1894
shitass1895
shoddy1918
yah boo1921
bitching1929
shit-faced1932
turdish1936
fricking1937
jerk-off1937
chickenshit1940
sheg-up1941
snot-nosed1941
jerky1944
mother-loving1948
scroungy1948
fecking1952
pissant1952
shit-kicking1953
shit-eating1956
bumboclaat1957
rassclaat1957
shit-headed1959
farkakte1960
shithouse1966
daggy1967
dipshit1968
scuzzy1969
bloodclaat1971
bitch ass1972
wanky1972
streelish1974
twatty1975
twattish1976
dweeby1988
douchey1991
wank1991
cockish1996
1890 A. Barrère & C. G. Leland Dict. Slang II. 267/2 Since Bill George was nabbed for liftin' them sax things is been very sniddy, so you'll be glad to learn as I have got on a new hook.
1903 J. S. Farmer & W. E. Henley Slang VI. ii. 281/1 Snide... As adj. (also sniddy or snidey) = bad, wretched, contemptible.
1928 F. Hurst President is Born xxii. 269 If I was a fellow and afraid to wallop another fellow!.. 'Fraid! Snidey! Poof! 'Fraid. Poof! Poof! Poof!
2. Insinuating, cutting.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disapproval > criticism > [adjective] > indirectly
diggy1904
snide1933
snidey1972
1972 Guardian 20 Jan. 13/2 Miss Duncan will not allow snidy little one-liners to upset her.
1977 Sounds 9 July 33/3 The journalists thought he was being ‘Hip’ when he was snidey about the Dolls on TV.
Derivatives
ˈsnidiness n.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > dissimulation, pretence > hypocrisy > [noun]
hypocrisis?c1225
hypocrisy?c1225
pope-holya1425
Pharisaism?1573
Phariseeism1585
hypocriteness1602
hypocrism1605
double-mindednessa1627
Pharisaicalness1679
sanctimoniousness1679
Tartufism1688
Pecksniffery1848
mawwormism1850
Tartufferie1851
Pecksniffianism1860
Pecksniffism1867
snide1902
Chadbandism1923
snideness1942
snidery1953
snidiness1976
the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disrepute > damage to reputation > slander or calumny > [noun] > malicious gossip
snide1902
snideness1942
snidery1953
bitching1962
snidiness1976
1976 E. Dunphy Only a Game? iii. 98 Because there is glory and money and your career at stake. And that entails backbiting, snidiness, scapegoating and a whole host of other things.
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