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SNEERINGLY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does sneeringly mean?
• SNEERINGLY (adverb)
The adverb SNEERINGLY has 1 sense:
1. with a sneer; in an uncomplimentary sneering manner
Familiarity information: SNEERINGLY used as an adverb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
With a sneer; in an uncomplimentary sneering manner
Synonyms:
sneeringly; snidely; superciliously
Context example:
'I don't believe in these customs,' he said sneeringly
Pertainym:
sneering (expressive of contempt)
Context examples
"But if I were to go to them, and they only looked at me coldly, and whispered sneeringly amongst each other, and then dropped off and left me one by one, what then? Would you go with them?"
(Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Brontë)
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