snidely

1. 1.

   with a sneer; in an uncomplimentary sneering manner

   “`I don't believe in these customs,' he said sneeringly”

   Synonymssneeringlysuperciliously

Questions about snidely

What does snidely mean?

snidely means "with a sneer; in an uncomplimentary sneering manner".

How many syllables are in snidely?

snidely has 3 syllables and divides as sni-de-ly under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is another word for snidely?

Close synonyms include sneeringly, superciliously. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.