sneerily

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adverb

In a sneery way.

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sneeringly
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Meanings

adverbsneerily (comparative more sneerily, superlative most sneerily)

comparative more sneerily · superlative most sneerily

  1. In a sneery way.

    Canning enlightened him. Sneerily. ‘Commander’s banana-balancer.’ ‘Cabin-hand?’ Windy interpreted incredulously. ‘That’s what I said.’

    1960, J. E. Macdonnell, Don't Gimme the Ships, Melbourne: Horwitz Publications, page 149

    Synonyms: sneeringly

Synonyms & antonyms

adverbIn a sneery way.

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sneeringly

Origin

From sneery + -ly.

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APA

sneerily. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sneerily

MLA

“sneerily.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sneerily. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sneerily,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sneerily.

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