10
sneering(adjective, person, respect, attitude, laughter)
9
arrogant(adjective, mean, insolent, disdainful, sarcastic)
9
insolent(adjective, offensive, rude, pitiful, insolent)
9
ridiculing(adjective, contemptuous, paradoxical)
8
flippant(adjective, contemptuous)
7
bold(adjective, ridiculous, pitiful, arrogant, insolent)
7
cynical(adjective, person, mean, keen, sharp)
7
deprecative(adjective, contemptuous)
7
haughty(adjective, ridiculous, pitiful, contempt, arrogant)
7
saucy(adjective, mean, sharp, insolent, ironic)
6
audacious(adjective, ridiculous, pitiful, arrogant, insolent)
6
discourteous(adjective, insolent)
6
flip(adjective, informal, ridiculing)
6
fresh(adjective, ridiculing)
6
gibelike
6
impertinent(adjective, insolent)
5
belittling(adjective, disdainful, disparaging, disrespectful, contemptuous)
5
defiant(adjective, insolent)
5
derogatory(adjective, disparaging, unflattering)
5
quizzical(adjective, ridicule, confused)
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