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sneakingly

sneakingly adverb: in the manner of one who is sneaking or sneaky; slyly, covertly.

Adverb

sneakingly (comparative more sneakingly, superlative most sneakingly)

  1. 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 of sneakingly

comparativemore sneakingly
superlativemost sneakingly

Origin of sneakingly

From sneaking + -ly.

Questions about sneakingly

What does sneakingly mean?
Sneakingly means in the manner of one who is sneaking or sneaky; slyly, covertly.
What part of speech is sneakingly?
Sneakingly is an adverb.

Words near sneakingly in the dictionary

  1. sneaking regarder
  2. sneaking regarders
  3. sneaking suspicion
  4. sneaking suspicions
  5. sneaking up
  6. sneakingly
  7. sneakingness
  8. sneakings
  9. sneakish
  10. sneakishly
  11. sneakishness

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