passive-aggressive

Etymology
From 1940s, after passive aggression.

Adjective

 * 1)  Showing passive, sometimes obstructionist resistance to following authoritative instructions in interpersonal or occupational situations.
 * 2) Showing covert hostility, intending to cause annoyance or to humiliate, while maintaining a transparent (to the recipient) veneer of politeness.

Translations

 * Danish: passiv-agressiv
 * Finnish: passiivis-aggressiivinen
 * French:
 * German:
 * Greek:
 * Italian: passivo-aggressivo
 * Russian:
 * Slovak: pasívne agresívny
 * Spanish: pasivo-agresivo
 * Swedish: passivt aggressiv, passivaggressiv
 * Turkish: pasif-agresif, pasif agresif