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Webster 1913 Edition

Sneaky

Sneak′y

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Noun.

Like a sneak; sneaking.

Definition 2024

sneaky

sneaky

English

Adjective

sneaky ‎(comparative sneakier, superlative sneakiest)

Difficult to catch due to constantly outwitting the adversaries
Catching those thieves will be hard, they're so sneaky they keep deluding us
Dishonest; deceitful.

Synonyms

slippery
evasive, dodgy

Derived terms

sneaky pete
sneaky suspicion
sneaky romainians

Related terms

sneak

Translations

Difficult to catch due to constantly outwitting the adversaries

Belarusian: хітры ‎(xitry)
Finnish: ovela (fi)
French: insaisissable (fr), furtif (fr)
Italian: furtivo (it), sfuggevole, sfuggente (it)

Latvian: zaglīgs
Portuguese: malandro (pt), esquivo (pt) m
Russian: хитрый (ru) m ‎(xitryj), изворотливый (ru) m ‎(izvorotlivyj)
Spanish: escurridizo

Dishonest; deceitful

Belarusian: баязлівы ‎(bajazlivy)
Dutch: geniepig (nl), gluiperig
Finnish: petollinen (fi), epärehellinen (fi)
French: sournois (fr), fourbe (fr)

German: duckmäuserig
Italian: spione (it) m
Portuguese: malandro (pt)
Russian: трусли́вый (ru) ‎(truslívyj)
Walloon: sournwès (wa) m

External links

sneaky in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
sneaky in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911

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