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Snide vs Snideness - What's the difference?

snide | snideness |

As nouns the difference between snide and snideness

is that snide is an underhanded, tricky person given to sharp practise; a sharper; a beat while snideness is the state or property of being snide.

As an adjective snide

is disparaging or derisive in an insinuative way.

snide

English

Adjective

(er)
  • Disparaging or derisive in an insinuative way.
    • Don't make snide remarks to me.
  • Tricky; deceptive; false; spurious; contemptible.
    • He was a snide lawyer.
    I received a shipment of snide goods.

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    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An underhanded, tricky person given to sharp practise; a sharper; a beat.

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    snideness

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • The state or property of being snide.