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Definitions for Sneaky
ˈsni kisneaky

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. sneaky, underhand, underhandedadjective

    marked by deception

    "achieved success in business only by underhand methods"

  2. furtive, sneak(a), sneaky, stealthy, surreptitiousadjective

    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"

Wiktionary

  1. sneakyadjective

    Difficult to catch due to constantly outwitting the adversaries

    Catching those thieves will be hard, they're so sneaky they keep deluding us

  2. sneakyadjective

    dishonest; deceitful

Webster Dictionary

  1. Sneakynoun

    like a sneak; sneaking

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of Sneaky in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of Sneaky in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of Sneaky in a Sentence

  1. Samuel Alito:

    The catchy and sinister term ‘shadow docket’ has been used to portray the court as having been captured by a dangerous cabal that resorts to sneaky and improper methods to get its ways… This portrayal feeds unprecedented efforts to intimidate the court or damage it as an independent institution.

  2. Julie Metcalf Kinney:

    The tactics we are facing, of sneaky and illegal foreclosure tactics, predatory banking and loans, elected judges who take campaign contributions from the real estate industry, coupled with violence from law enforcement and no real due process, have been used across this historically Black neighborhood to displace Black and poor people, if Black and Indigenous lives matter in Portland, this must stop.

  3. The Sanders campaign:

    We didn't try to be sneaky at all.

  4. Nicole Martins:

    Girls have essentially been taught at a young age to be sneaky about it and this is what we are seeing in the shows that we are watching.

  5. Robin Lopez:

    My goal is just to try to make him not quite as comfortable, he’s somebody that likes to be really sneaky and really clever out there.

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