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单词 snide
释义 snide
I. \ˈsnīd\ adjective
(-er/-est)
Etymology: origin unknown
1.
 a. : counterfeit, spurious
  < some contractors use snide oils knowingly, and … some have doped linseed oil palmed off on them — Frederick Maire >
 b. : practicing deception : dishonest, crooked
  < taken in by a snide merchant >
 c. : designed to deceive : tricky
  < this is a snide bill, full of tricks and man-traps — H.L.Ickes >
2. : mean, base, low, cheap
 < tied to a snide job in a snide town — Fannie Hurst >
 < a snide trick >
3. : slyly disparaging : subtly derisive : insinuating
 < she makes many a sharp comparison, but never a mean or snide one — Bernardine Kielty >
 < draws a line between legitimate reporting and snide muckraking — Don Weldon >
4. : showing malice
 < nothing very deep or snide, merely good, clean spoofing — New York World-Telegram >
II. noun
(-s)
: a snide person or thing
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