Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Running at the nose; snotty; hence, whining; sniveling.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Running at the nose; sniveling pitiful; whining.
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Examples
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His snively detractors that call him a racist or a liar in order to discredit him are racists and liars them selves.
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His snively detractors that call him a racist or a liar in order to discredit him.
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And I hate the snively sidehandled dis on Conyers and the nearly off-the-table implication about impeachment.
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See, all that girly, snively, "she hit me" stuff -- not the pushing and punching -- was unsportsmanlike conduct in Nick's book.
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Despite all your snively efforts, the American voter does not want your ilk in the White House.
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I urge you instead to just e-mail me at snively [at] mit [dot] edu and we'll discuss content and I'll go ahead and make changes as needed.
MIT Admissions 2008
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Despite all your snively efforts, the American voter does not want your ilk in the White House.
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E-mail concerns directly to snively [at] mit [dot] edu, not the admissions office.
MIT Admissions 2008
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Despite all your snively efforts, the American voter does not want your ilk in the White House.
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Despite all your snively efforts, the American voter does not want your ilk in the White House.
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