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sneakishness

sneakishness noun: the quality of being sneakish.

Noun

sneakishness (uncountable)

  1. The quality of being sneakish.
    • Their faces changed, and all the meanness, conceit, cruelty, and sneakishness almost disappeared in one single expression of terror.1953, C. S. Lewis, chapter 16, in The Silver Chair, Collins, published 1998

Origin of sneakishness

From sneakish + -ness.

Questions about sneakishness

What does sneakishness mean?
Sneakishness means the quality of being sneakish.
What part of speech is sneakishness?
Sneakishness is a noun.

Words near sneakishness in the dictionary

  1. sneakingly
  2. sneakingness
  3. sneakings
  4. sneakish
  5. sneakishly
  6. sneakishness
  7. sneaks
  8. sneaks around
  9. sneaks in
  10. sneaks out
  11. sneaks past

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