sneakingly en · ADV
Etymology
Etymology tree English sneaking Middle English -ly English -ly English sneakingly From sneaking + -ly.
Meanings
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In the manner of one who is sneaking or sneaky; slyly, covertly.
"Do they not sneakingly bestow on me their crass inability to do anything with their own misbegotten progeny, a subterfuge which I scornfully fub off on text-books?"
1930, Norman Lindsay, Redheap, Sydney, N.S.W.: Ure Smith, →OCLC, page 82:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most sneakingly | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more sneakingly | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |