sneerful


sneer

S0509500 (snîr)n.1. A scornful facial expression characterized by a slight raising of one corner of the upper lip.2. A scornful tone or statement.v. sneered, sneer·ing, sneers v.intr.1. To assume a scornful or derisive facial expression.2. To speak in a scornful or derisive manner.v.tr. To utter with a sneer or in a sneering manner.
[From Middle English sneren, to mock, alteration of Old English fnǣran, to breathe heavily; see pneu- in Indo-European roots.]
sneer′er n.sneer′ful, sneer′y adj.sneer′ing·ly adv.