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sneerily

sneerily adverb: in a sneery way.

Adverb

sneerily (comparative more sneerily, superlative most sneerily)

  1. In a sneery way.
    • Canning enlightened him. Sneerily. ‘Commander’s banana-balancer.’ ‘Cabin-hand?’ Windy interpreted incredulously. ‘That’s what I said.’1960, J. E. Macdonnell, Don't Gimme the Ships, Melbourne: Horwitz Publications, page 149
    Synonyms:
    sneeringly

Synonyms of sneerily

Forms of sneerily

comparativemore sneerily
superlativemost sneerily

Origin of sneerily

From sneery + -ly.

Questions about sneerily

What does sneerily mean?
Sneerily means in a sneery way.
What part of speech is sneerily?
Sneerily is an adverb.

Words near sneerily in the dictionary

  1. sneerest
  2. sneereth
  3. sneerful
  4. sneerier
  5. sneeriest
  6. sneerily
  7. sneeriness
  8. sneering
  9. Sneeringer
  10. Sneeringers
  11. sneeringly

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