Definition of SNIDE

snide

Plural: snides

Adjective Satellite

  • expressive of contempt
    • "makes many a sharp comparison but never a mean or snide one"

Adj

  • Disparaging or derisive in an insinuative way.
  • Tricky; deceptive; false; spurious; contemptible.

Noun

  • An underhanded, tricky person given to sharp practice; a sharper; a cheat.
  • Counterfeit money.

Adjective

  • Derogatory or critical in a sly and sarcastic way.

Examples

  • Don't make snide remarks to me.
  • His SNIDE comment about my spelling did not faze me as I placed my word.

Origin / 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).
Compare typologically cutting, Russian ко́лкий (kólkij) (akin to коло́ть (kolótʹ)).

Scrabble Score: 6

snide: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
snide: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
snide: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 7

snide: valid Words With Friends Word