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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adj
1: marked by deception; "achieved success in business only by underhand methods" [syn: sneaky, underhand, underhanded]
2: marked by quiet and caution and secrecy; taking pains to avoid being observed; "a furtive manner"; "a sneak attack"; "stealthy footsteps"; "a surreptitious glance at his watch" [syn: furtive, sneak, sneaky, stealthy, surreptitious]

Merriam Webster's

adjective (sneakier; -est) Date: 1833 marked by stealth, furtiveness, or shiftiness <a sneaky trick> • sneakily adverb • sneakiness noun

Oxford Reference Dictionary

adj. (sneakier, sneakiest) given to or characterized by sneaking; furtive, mean. Derivatives: sneakily adv. sneakiness n.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Sneaky Sneak"y, n. Like a sneak; sneaking.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(sneakier, sneakiest) If you describe someone as sneaky, you disapprove of them because they do things secretly rather than openly. (INFORMAL) It is a sneaky and underhand way of doing business... = sly ADJ [disapproval]

Moby Thesaurus

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