catty vs snide

catty

adj
  • Resembling or characteristic of a cat. 

  • With subtle hostility in an effort to hurt, annoy, or upset, particularly among women. 

noun
  • A (unit of) weight used in China, generally standardized as half a kilogram. 

  • A catapult. 

snide

adj
  • Disparaging or derisive in an insinuative way. 

  • Tricky; deceptive; false; spurious; contemptible. 

noun
  • An underhanded, tricky person given to sharp practice; a sharper; a cheat. 

  • Counterfeit money. 

How often have the words catty and snide occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )