snideadjective
uk/snaɪd/us/snaɪd/(especially of remarks) containing unpleasant criticism that is not clearly stated:
She made one or two snide remarks about their house, which I thought was a bit unnecessary.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Critical & uncomplimentary
- a cheap shot idiom
- acidulous
- aloof
- astringent
- censorious
- critical
- critically
- damning
- deprecating
- disapproving
- hard-hitting
- ill
- pejorative
- pointed
- snidely
- sniffy
- uncomplimentary
- venomous
- vitriol
- withering
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snideness
noun [ U ] uk/ˈsnaɪd.nəs/us/ˈsnaɪd.nəs/