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sneering, supercilious
adj. expressive of contempt; "curled his lip in a supercilious smile"; "spoke in a sneering jeering manner"; "makes many a sharp comparison but never a mean or snide one"
Fuzzynyms (15)
sarcastic
adj. expressing or expressive of ridicule that wounds
jeering, derisive, derisory, mocking
adj. abusing vocally; expressing contempt or ridicule; "derisive laughter"; "a jeering crowd"; "her mocking smile"; "taunting shouts of `coward' and `sissy'"
insulting, scornful, disdainful, contemptuous
adj. expressing extreme contempt
sharp, crisp, razor-sharp
adj. very clearly delineated; "razor-sharp definition"
mordant, saturnine, sardonic
adj. bitter or scornful; "the face was saturnine and swarthy, and the sensual lips...twisted with disdain"- Oscar Wilde
Synonyms (12)
belittling, depreciative, depreciatory, derogative, derogatory, detractive, disparaging, slighting
adj. expressive of low opinion; "derogatory comments"; "disparaging remarks about the new house"
deprecatory
adj. tending to diminish or disparage; "belittling comments"; "managed a deprecating smile at the compliment"; "deprecatory remarks about the book"; "a slighting remark"
dyslogistic, dislogistic, pejorative
adj. expressing disapproval; "dyslogistic terms like `nitwit' and `scalawag'"
Antonyms (0)
snide
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