wea·sel·ly

[wee-zuh-lee]
adjective
resembling a weasel, especially in features or manner: a weaselly little clerk with furtive eyes.

Origin:
1830–40; weasel + -y1

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weasel (ˈwiːzəl) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n , pl -sels, -sel
1.  any of various small predatory musteline mammals of the genus Mustela and related genera, esp M. nivalis (European weasel), having reddish-brown fur, an elongated body and neck, and short legs
2.  informal a sly or treacherous person
3.  chiefly (US) a motor vehicle for use in snow, esp one with caterpillar tracks
 
[Old English weosule, wesle; related to Old Norse visla, Old High German wisula, Middle Dutch wesel]
 
'weaselly
 
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Weaselly is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
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Though this comparison is in a quote, you weaselly and implicitly condone the remark by using it to end your one-sided piece.
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