sneering vs snide

sneering

adj
  • contemptful 

noun
  • The act of one who sneers. 

snide

adj
  • Tricky; deceptive; false; spurious; contemptible. 

  • Disparaging or derisive in an insinuative way. 

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

  • Counterfeit money. 

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