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snively

snively is the alternative form of snivelly.

Meaning of snivelly

Adjective

snivelly (comparative more snivelly, superlative most snivelly)

  1. having a runny nose
  2. pitiful; whining

Proper noun capitalized: Snively

Snively (plural Snivelys)

  1. A surname from German.

Forms of snively

Adjective
comparativemore snively
superlativemost snively
Proper noun
pluralSnivelys

Origin of snively

Americanized form of Swiss German Schnaible or Schnewli.

Questions about snively

What does snively mean?
Snively means a surname from German.
What is snively the alternative form of?
Snively is the alternative form of snivelly.
What part of speech is snively?
Snively is a proper noun.

Words near snively in the dictionary

  1. snivelling
  2. snivellingly
  3. snivellings
  4. snivelly
  5. snivels
  6. snively
  7. Snivelys
  8. snives
  9. sniving
  10. Snizhne
  11. snizz

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Adapted from Wiktionary: snively (page history and authors); Snively (page history and authors); snivelly (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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