Webster’s Passive Aggresive : “being marked by, or displaying behavior characterized by the expression of negative feelings, resentment, and aggression in an unassertive way”
…”passive-aggressive behavior, the donning of a mask of amiability that conceals raw antagonism toward one's competitors”, etc,
Smidge wrote:
“Not trying to rain on any parade” (but here I go)
“Take that #65 ranking with a grain of salt”. (That ranking is worthless)
“Believe what you want”(you’re ignorant/uninformed, and I know better, the ranking means little)
All classic passive-aggressive statements.
“To be blunt that list and ranking means crap”. Hallelujah! you finally got to it and said what you meant all along!