Which sounds snide, but listen: they have no qualms about being presented with ideas in other forms.

Rivals and critics of an incoming President must hold their tongues for a time, lest they sound snide and captious.

I don't mean to sound snide, but I break balloons every day.

I'm sorry, Ed, I didn't mean to sound so snide.

Coming from anyone else, the comment would have sounded snide.

Chakotay wasn't sure how he man- aged to sound so snide without an inflection in his voice.

As she uttered these words she thought they sounded snide and insinuating, sarcastic even, though she had not meant them like that.

"I don't want to sound snide, but I find total satisfaction in what I do," he said.

"You mean you're a . . ." he was trying to sound snide, but he trailed off.

Why was he trying to sound snide?