vverb.bodyexpress through a scornful smileDerivationally Related Form:sneersneerer
Hypernyms:evince express show
Inherited Hypernyms:sneerexpressconveyimparttellinformcommunicateinteractact
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s | Somebody ---s PP
vverb.bodysmile contemptuouslyExamples:- she sneered at her little sister's efforts to play the song on the piano
Derivationally Related Form:sneersneerer
Hypernyms:smile
Inherited Hypernyms:sneersmilegrimacecommunicateinteractact
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s | Somebody ---s PP
adj satadj.allexpressive of contemptSynset:snide supercilious
Examples:- 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
Antonyms:complimentary
Derivationally Related Form:superciliousness
Inherited Hypernyms:supercilious
Similar to:uncomplimentary