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Meaning of "sneery" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SNEERY

sneery  [ˈsnɪərɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SNEERY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Sneery is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES SNEERY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of sneery in the English dictionary

The definition of sneery in the dictionary is contemptuous or scornful; inclined to be dismissive.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SNEERY


balneary
ˈbælnɪərɪ
dearie
ˈdɪərɪ
diary
ˈdaɪərɪ
enquiry
ɪnˈkwaɪərɪ
Erie
ˈɪərɪ
expiry
ɪkˈspaɪərɪ
fiery
ˈfaɪərɪ
Guarneri
ɡwɑːˈnɪərɪ
hosiery
ˈhəʊzɪərɪ
inquiry
ɪnˈkwaɪərɪ
laniary
ˈlænɪərɪ
lire
ˈlɪərɪ
Neri
ˈnɪərɪ
pecuniary
pɪˈkjuːnɪərɪ
peri
ˈpɪərɪ
query
ˈkwɪərɪ
siri
ˈsɪərɪ
subsidiary
səbˈsɪdɪərɪ
theory
ˈθɪərɪ
weary
ˈwɪərɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SNEERY

sneck
sned
snee
sneer
sneerer
sneerful
sneerier
sneeriest
sneering
sneeringly
sneesh
sneeze
sneeze at
sneezeless
sneezer
sneezeweed
sneezewood
sneezewort
sneezing powder
sneezy

WORDS THAT END LIKE SNEERY

battery
beery
celery
cheery
delivery
discovery
eery
every
gallery
grocery
imagery
leery
mystery
peery
photo gallery
recovery
special-delivery
steery
veery
whigmaleery

Synonyms and antonyms of sneery in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «sneery» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SNEERY

Find out the translation of sneery to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of sneery from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «sneery» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

sneery
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

sneery
570 millions of speakers

English

sneery
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

sneery
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

sneery
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

sneery
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

sneery
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

sneery
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

sneery
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Sneery
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

sneery
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

sneery
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

sneery
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Sneery
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sneery
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

sneery
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कसलेही
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

sneery
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

sneery
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

sneery
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

sneery
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

sneery
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

sneery
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

sneery
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

sneery
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

sneery
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of sneery

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SNEERY»

The term «sneery» is used very little and occupies the 174.234 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of sneery
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SNEERY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «sneery» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «sneery» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about sneery

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SNEERY»

Discover the use of sneery in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to sneery and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
MISSING SOSA
The jingling bells were provoked by Sneery, who had swung open the stores door. Sneery strolled into the store looking quite debonair that morning. His thinning hair was slicked back. He wore an expensive Armani stripped suite with costly ...
JESSICA GRILLO, 2010
2
Swing Hammer Swing!
asked Sneery Clearie. Rhona Carlyle's pale hand rose to glide through the sleek plum darkness of her hair then she turned her head away, probably to hide a grin . 'What's the book?' Sneery now asked. ']ust a book.' 'An awfy big book.' 'Aye.
Jeff Torrington, 2012
3
The Book of JavaScript: A Practical Guide to Interactive Web ...
... value = "sleepy">Sleepy <option value = "sneezy">Sneezy <option value = " sleazy">Sleazy <option value = "sneery">Sneery <option value = "bleary">Bleary <option value = "tweaked">Tweaked </select> <p> <b>Number:</b> <input type  ...
Thau, 2007
4
Entries: or, Stray leaves from a clergyman's note-book
Mary's too good for him,' interposed Mrs. Sneery ; at the same time adding, in an under tone, to her friend at her elbow, the venerable Miss Soury, ' Humph ! Mrs. Byfield is jealous. Pride indeed ! I should like to know what she was when Byfield  ...
Entries, 1853
5
Dave and Nick: The Year of the Honeymoon...and beyond
Sneery. The Queen's Speech isabeautiful and glittering event except, of course, when the politicians insist on getting in onthe act. Also:a footnote, or perhaps a toenote for historians, thiswasthe day that the LibDem jokesbegan in earnest t ...
Ann Treneman, 2011
6
Methodist Magazine
But this fellow come in last night an' sat awhile, an' I was tryin' to think just where I' d seen him, an' couldn't for the life o' me, till he rose up with a sort of a sneery smile, an' then I minded well enough where we'd met, — in Sing Sing ...
‎1893
7
Library of Congress Subject Headings
Sneed family USE Snead family Sneeringer family (Not Subd Geog) Sneery family USE Sneary family Sneeze USE Sneezing Sneezeweed (May Subd Geog) [QK495. C 74 (Botany); [88618.87 (Weeds); UF Helenium BT Compositae NT ...
Library of Congress. Cataloging Policy and Support Office, 2006
8
Library of Congress Subject Headings
... Athletic shoes Sneary family (Not Subd Geog) UF Snarey family Sneery family Snerly family Sneath family (Not Subd Geog) UF Snaith family Sneek family USE Schneck family Sneeker family USE Snedker family (May Subd Geog) Snedden ...
‎1989
9
Brief for Defendant-Respondent and Third-Party ...
A. That's right. Q. Did he laugh out loud? A. He didn't laugh out loud. It was a sneer like, like a sneery laugh. Q. A sneery laugh, you say t A. Yes. Q. You saw that ? A. I did, yes. 761 760 Plaintiff's Witness, John Patrick Kelly, Cross Q. You 253.
10
Darkness and Daylight: Or, Lights and Shadows of New York ...
But this fellow come in last night an' sat awhile, an' I was tryin' to think just where I' d seen him, an' couldn't for the life o' me,, till he rose up with a sort of a sneery smile, an' then I minded well enough where we'd met, — in Sing Sing, an' he ...
Helen Campbell, 1896

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SNEERY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term sneery is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Acura RDX vs. Mitsubishi Outlander: Is It Worth Spending An Extra …
Five in each pod-thing) and the massive chrome beak just make the front look like a squinty, sneery mess. The Outlander, on the other hand, I think has a clean, ... «Jalopnik, Jul 15»
2
The country pub was far from vacant when Dodgy came to town
... Dodgy are in a pub beer garden just outside Tiverton at closing time actually playing the sneery classic. The band say they have never played the song before ... «Tiverton Mid Devon Gazette, Jul 15»
3
Housebound review – a madcap maelstrom of horror-comedy
O'Reilly is terrific as the sneery discontent at the centre of the madcap maelstrom, while Rima Te Wiata walks a wonderfully fine line between pathos and ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
4
Top five feminism reader comments
They print sneery stories about 'bossy' women, but don't mention that more dangerous anti-female activities that are carried out all around the world. The media ... «Stuff.co.nz, May 15»
5
Review: Noble
One doesn't mean to be sneery about such a calling. Noble has worked tirelessly with exploited and impoverished Vietnamese children for several decades, ... «Stuff.co.nz, May 15»
6
Scott Mills: We need to be less sneery if we want to win Eurovision
So we love to watch the final still, but there's something a bit sneery about it, which means that we don't do very well in it.” The Radio 1 DJ says that many of the ... «Radio Times, May 15»
7
Spooks: The Greater Good review – TV spy show sprints on to the …
It's based on David Wolstencraft's smash-hit TV show and makes an interesting attempt to weld John le Carré to Homeland: plenty of sneery, ennui-ridden, ... «The Guardian, May 15»
8
Six new albums to soundtrack your week
Some people get sneery about Best Coast, and the giddy mixture of Blondie, Hole, Mazzy Star and Blink-182 on the LA duo's third LP won't win over the haters. «Time Out London, May 15»
9
Westminster sneers at Joey Essex because it is a closed shop of …
One of the reasons, I must confess, was that most of the people I met in my youth who were mad keen on politics were terribly sneery towards anyone who ... «Spectator.co.uk, Mar 15»
10
Game Of Thrones Season 5 Premiere: 5 Things We Learned
The episode opens with the show's first ever flashback scene, and HOORAH for young Nell Williams, who encapsulates Cersei's sneery entitlement, even at ... «MTV News Australia, Mar 15»

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