sneeringly

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Snappish, at times sneeringly so, she answered my questions with a brusque dismissiveness that made me think that she was doing this interview under duress.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 15, 2023

The bearers of this mark “may or may not be notable,” as Musk labeled them, sneeringly.

From Washington Post • Apr. 21, 2023

The Collaboration's efforts were embraced by nurses and younger doctors, who for the first time had a means of challenging the decisions of their elders — what proponents sneeringly called “eminence-based medicine.”

From Salon • Jan. 5, 2020

Danny DeVito’s villain lies dying after an almighty shootout and sneeringly asks Gene Hackman: “Don’t you want to hear my last words?”

From The Guardian • Nov. 29, 2017

He begins this selection by sneeringly calling my father out to head the line.

From "What the Night Sings" by Vesper Stamper