sneeringly

Adverb

sneeringly (comparative more sneeringly, superlative most sneeringly)

1. In a sneering manner.
   • On the 18th of January, 1856, Commodore Mervine sailed from San Francisco, by order of Mr. Secretary Dobbin, conveyed to him by Mr. G. W. Benson, agent of the American Guano Company, to take possession of Baker and Jarvis Islands, in the name of the United States. He was also to survey the islands...1857 May 7, “THE AMERICAN GUANO ISLANDS IN THE PACIFIC OCEAN.”, in The National Era, volume XI, number 540, Washington, D. C., page 74, column 7
   • "You know what sort of portrait we want?" "Captain of Industry?" Roger said sneeringly.1958, A.G. Yates, The Cold Dark Hours, Sydney: Horwitz, published 1963, page 57