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sneakish

adj
/ˈsniːkɪʃ/

Etymology

From sneak + -ish.

  1. inherited from *snīkaną✻ — “to creep, crawl”
  2. inherited from *snīkan✻
  3. inherited from snīcan — “to creep, crawl”
  4. inherited from sniken — “to creep, crawl”
  5. suffixed as sneakish — “sneak + ish”

Definitions

  1. Somewhat sneaky.

    • But her sneakish qualities, if they really existed, were generally hidden, and she was very clever at thinking of new games, and very kind if you got into a row over anything.
    • […] it was only afterward that we could connive in a sneakish way at his escape.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA