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sneakily

[snee-kee]

adjective, sneak·i·er, sneak·i·est.

like or suggestive of a sneak; furtive; deceitful.

Origin:
1825–35; sneak + -y¹

Related forms

sneak·i·ly, adverb

sneak·i·ness, noun

un·sneak·y, adjective

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World English Dictionary

sneak (sniːk)

—vb
1.	(intr; often foll by along, off, in, etc) to move furtively
2.	(intr) to behave in a cowardly or underhand manner
3.	(tr) to bring, take, or put stealthily
4.	informal chiefly (Brit) (intr) to tell tales (esp in schools)
5.	informal (tr) to steal
6.	informal (intr; foll by off, out, away, etc) to leave unobtrusively

—n
7.	a person who acts in an underhand or cowardly manner, esp as an informer
8.	a. a stealthy act or movement
	b. (as modifier): a sneak attack
9.	informal (Brit) an unobtrusive departure

[Old English snīcan to creep; from Old Norse snīkja to hanker after]

'sneaky

—*adj*

'sneakily

—*adv*

'sneakiness

—n

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sneaky definition

mod.
unfair and sly. : Jerry is sneaky. Don't trust him.

Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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