snide
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Ms. Jackson is no apologist—her James has flaws aplenty—but where prior historians offered snide caricature, she portrays a complex leader who was “intelligent, resilient, idiosyncratic, irascible, guileful and witty.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 5, 2025
But where “The Monkey’s” snide sense of humor about its kills quickly grew smug, this time Perkins’ light touch — even during the most frightening moments — gives this slight film just the right proportionality.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 14, 2025
But even his coverage, though near-manic at times and full of snide remarks regarding Ventura’s testimony, also concerns itself with how well the legal teams are doing—it is no Depp/Heard situation.
From Slate • Jun. 10, 2025
Queen Yodit, especially, is fond of dropping a snide comment right in the middle of a serious moment.
From BBC • Jan. 3, 2025
He told me in an almost snide way that in any case the director and the staff of the home would be called as witnesses and that “things could get very nasty” for me.
From "The Stranger" by Albert Camus
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