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: sni-de-ly. The stress falls on "sni".

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.

Is snidely a common word?

snidely is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.