Polite
Polite adjective - Showing consideration, courtesy, and good manners.
Nearby Words: politeness, politely
Snarky
Snarky adjective - Marked by the use of wit that is intended to cause hurt feelings.
Usage example: with champagne as a lubricant, she unleashed an unending series of snarky comments for the duration of the wedding reception
Both words in one sentence
- A Manipulative Bastard with dashes of The Chessmaster and Mad Scientist (or at least, Mad Researcher), who loves red wine, chocolates, and sunglasses, and is also very polite and snarky to his rivals when in a good mood.
Source: Affably Evil / Anime and Manga - Contrary to other examples of this version, she mixes the 'polite' with 'snarky'.
Source: Useful Notes / Japanese Pronouns - To everyone, Hibiki is "polite" but his personality ends up getting him isolated so the only friend he does have is one he's very snarky toward.
Source: Stepford Snarker
Cite this Source
Snarky and Polite. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 28, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/polite/snarky
Polite & Snarky. N.p., 2016. Web. 28 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/polite/snarky>.
Snarky or Polite. 2016. Accessed July 28, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/polite/snarky.
Google Ngram Viewer shows how "polite" and "snarky" have occurred on timeline