Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Furtive; surreptitious.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Somewhat sneaking.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun Like a sneak; sneaking.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Difficult to catch due to constantly
outwitting the adversaries - adjective
dishonest ;deceitful
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective marked by deception
- adjective marked by quiet and caution and secrecy; taking pains to avoid being observed
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Examples
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I call it "sneaky" only because it is a poor substitute for the primary solution: lowering our CO2 emissions.
Rebecca Anderson: Climate Science Round-Up: Ocean Fertilization (or Climate Liposuction) Rebecca Anderson 2010
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I call it "sneaky" only because it is a poor substitute for the primary solution: lowering our CO2 emissions.
Rebecca Anderson: Climate Science Round-Up: Ocean Fertilization (or Climate Liposuction) Rebecca Anderson 2010
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I call it "sneaky" only because it is a poor substitute for the primary solution: lowering our CO2 emissions.
Rebecca Anderson: Climate Science Round-Up: Ocean Fertilization (or Climate Liposuction) Rebecca Anderson 2010
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That being said, though, the "sneaky-sneaky" is a lot more challenging here than in the past.
Archive 2008-06-01 SVGL 2008
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Stephen Holden again: "A pointed little thriller with metaphysical pretensions, First Snow is shrewd enough to approach basic philosophical questions in sneaky, offhand ways."
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If the baddies can fully secure a couple of blocks [eg Williamsburg Bridge, Brooklyn Queens Expressway & the Brooklyn Bridge] so there is 0.0 [subway/sewer/roadway/disused submarine high voltage transmission conduit or whatever) access _And_ they have sealed the waterfront so she can’t gain sneaky SCUBA Rebreather access.
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I’ve been using a Mac since the pre-iPod days, when Apple was ignored or scorned by the mainstream media; and it still gets hit in sneaky ways (as with the remark about environmental criticism of Apple, as if most gadget-makers are any better on that score).
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Would any of us like to be described as sneaky, etc by our mothers on national television.
Jon & Kate Gosselin Shockingly Decide To Shockingly Divorce 2009
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Such intentions to mislead came to be called sneaky intentions (Grice 1969), and they constituted a problem for speech act analyses based on communicative intentions.
Him 2009
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Journalists see the failure to self-identify as sneaky, and it is.
Jay Rosen: When Bill Clinton Met Mayhill Fowler on the Rope Line 2008
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“A sneaky link is a sexual and/or romantic relationship where those involved are discreet about their interactions, often to avoid the real or perceived complications that would come from others finding out,” explains Casey Tanner, LELO Sexpert and Certified Sex Therapist, L.C.P.C., C.S.T. “A sneaky link is hidden from friends, family, or colleagues, and is typically casual and non-committal.”
The 'Sneaky Link,' Explained Zachary Zane 2024
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