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substandard

English

Etymology

sub- +? standard

Pronunciation

  • (General American) IPA(key): /?s?b?stænd?d/
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?s?b?stænd?d/

Adjective

substandard (comparative more substandard, superlative most substandard)

  1. Of inferior quality; not meeting the minimum quality requirements.
  2. (linguistics, dated) Not conforming to the standard variety; nonstandard.

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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.

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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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