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Definition of "sneaky" [sneak•y]

  • Furtive; surreptitious. (adjective)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "sneaky" in a sentence
  • "I call it "sneaky" only because it is a poor substitute for the primary solution: lowering our CO2 emissions."
  • "That being said, though, the "sneaky-sneaky" is a lot more challenging here than in the past."
  • "Stephen Holden again: "A pointed little thriller with metaphysical pretensions, First Snow is shrewd enough to approach basic philosophical questions in sneaky, offhand ways.""