sneaky
About 0.35 uses per million words.
Meaning
- adjective Elusive; difficult to capture or observe due to constantly outwitting the adversaries.
Catching those thieves will be hard: they're so sneaky!
- adjective Dishonest; deceitful.
They played a sneaky trick on us.
- noun Any device used for covert surveillance.
Similar words
furtive underhand underhanded surreptitious stealthy sneak skulking lurking corrupt crooked
Often followed by
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Word family
sneakier sneakiest sneakily sneakiness sneakinesses
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