sneeringly
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sneer
(snîr)n.
1. A scornful facial expression characterized by a slight raising of one corner of the upper lip.
2. A scornful tone or statement.
v. sneered, sneer·ing, sneers
v.intr.
1. To assume a scornful or derisive facial expression.
2. To speak in a scornful or derisive manner.
v.tr.
To utter with a sneer or in a sneering manner.
[From Middle English sneren, to mock, alteration of Old English fnǣran, to breathe heavily; see pneu- in Indo-European roots.]
sneer′er n.
sneer′ful, sneer′y adj.
sneer′ing·ly adv.
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| Adv. | 1. | sneeringly - with a sneer; in an uncomplimentary sneering manner; "`I don't believe in these customs,' he said sneeringly" |
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sneeringly
[ˈsnɪərɪŋlɪ] ADV [say] → en tono burlador y despreciativo; [smile] → con una mueca de desprecioCollins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
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