sneakily en · ADV
Etymology
Etymology tree English sneaky Middle English -ly English -ly English sneakily From sneaky + -ly.
Meanings
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In a sneaky manner.
But on the occasions that he did do something actively nasty, he was satanically good at insinuating himself so sneakily into your most sensitive spots that if you did not know him well you could end up thinking you were being unfair to him when he annoyed you.
1988, Tsitsi Dangarembga, Nervous Conditions, Faber & Faber Limited (2021), page 76:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most sneakily | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more sneakily | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Translations (11)
ga gan fhios (in a sneaky manner) · fr sournoisement (in a sneaky manner) · es sigilosamente (in a sneaky manner) · wa sournwezmint (in a sneaky manner) · nl in het geniep (in a sneaky manner) · grc ἐν παραβύστῳ (in a sneaky manner) · ro pe furiș (in a sneaky manner) · it subdolamente (in a sneaky manner) · fi luihusti (in a sneaky manner) · de hinterhältig (in a sneaky manner) · fi ovelasti (in a sneaky manner)