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snide

English

Etymology

Probably from a dialectal variant of snithe (“sharp, cutting”). More at snithe.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sna?d/
  • Rhymes: -a?d

Adjective

snide (comparative snider, superlative snidest)

  1. Disparaging or derisive in an insinuative way.
  2. Tricky; deceptive; false; spurious; contemptible.

Translations

References

Noun

snide (countable and uncountable, plural snides)

  1. (countable) An underhanded, tricky person given to sharp practise; a sharper; a cheat.
  2. (uncountable) counterfeit money

Anagrams

  • Denis, Sinde, denis, dines, enids, nides, snied

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dismal

English

Etymology

From Anglo-Norman dismal, from Old French (li) dis mals ("(the) bad days"), from Medieval Latin di?s (“day”) m?l? (“bad”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?d?zm?l/
  • Rhymes: -?zm?l

Adjective

dismal (comparative more dismal, superlative most dismal)

  1. Disastrous, calamitous
  2. Disappointingly inadequate.
  3. Causing despair; gloomy and bleak.
  4. Depressing, dreary, cheerless.

Usage notes

  • Nouns to which "dismal" is often applied: failure, performance, state, record, place, result, scene, season, year, economy, future, fate, weather, news, condition, history.

Synonyms

  • See also Thesaurus:cheerless

Derived terms

  • dismal science

Translations

Anagrams

  • almids

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