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sniggeringly

sniggeringly adverb: with sniggers; with sardonic laughter.

Adverb

sniggeringly (comparative more sniggeringly, superlative most sniggeringly)

  1. With sniggers; with sardonic laughter.
    • Chinese teachers would then sniggeringly explain to their young pupils...1941, Hallett Abend, Japan Unmasked

Forms of sniggeringly

comparativemore sniggeringly
superlativemost sniggeringly

Origin of sniggeringly

From sniggering + -ly.

Questions about sniggeringly

What does sniggeringly mean?
Sniggeringly means with sniggers; with sardonic laughter.
What part of speech is sniggeringly?
Sniggeringly is an adverb.

Words near sniggeringly in the dictionary

  1. snigger
  2. sniggered
  3. sniggerer
  4. sniggerers
  5. sniggering
  6. sniggeringly
  7. sniggerings
  8. sniggers
  9. sniggersome
  10. sniggery
  11. snigging

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