sneaky
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sneak (sniːk) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | (intr; |
| 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; |
| —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
is always a great word to know.
So is quincunx. Does it mean:
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Example sentences
Irradiation is a sneaky method of population control.
Some garden centers and seed mixes have purple loosestrife in them, check the label for this sneaky alien.
They shot the film and made up the dialogue while the directors lurked out of sight and played sneaky tricks on them.
Alternatively, they're doing it to distract us from their nuclear enrichment program, the sneaky gits.
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