sneakily
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4.9
- adverb
- /ˈsniːkɪli/
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sigilosamente
- They did it sort of sneakily - the lay-off stuff.
- sneakily walk away
- move so sneakily
- very sneakily
Or maybe they're sneakily doing it and just hiding it by being nice to me.
- Or maybe they're sneakily doing it and just hiding it by being nice to me.
- And the way that I came across it was and my friend during history class, he, he would sneakily open up his laptop and begin writing down.
- And they'll add on devices that will counteract anything that the virus is trying to sneakily avoid our defenses.
Examples
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Or maybe they're sneakily doing it and just hiding it by being nice to me.
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So I used to take my camera down sneakily and, and take a few photographs.
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I was so hoping that I might sneakily pop up behind.
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I may, may need to sneakily warm this up just a tiny bit.
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It's been so long since I came into a shop and sneakily signed some copies for you guys.
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And for this, for the suggestions, we sneakily ask Twitter for some locations.
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So it'll just be like this, sneakily hiding all the mess in my room.
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No, Poppy's trying to sneakily look at all the pictures presents.
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Somehow, somewhere, he has infiltrated your life: subtly, sneakily, creeping in like a fungus.
Blog text (9) -
Aidan glanced up to see his father sneakily pouring a tot of brandy into his tea.
Synonyms
261
1.4
In a way that other people do not know
56
2.5
In a way other people do not know
17
6.9
In a secret way so other people do not know
17
8.3
To do something secretly to avoid being noticed
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7.8
In a secret way so other people do not know
8
5.7
In a quiet, secret way to avoid being seen
8
6.1
In a secret, clever way so others do not notice
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6.8
In a way that tries not to be seen or heard
5
6.5
In a clever and dishonest way to trick people
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8.0
In a secret way to avoid being seen or found
2
6.5
Without being easily seen or noticed by other people
2
7.6
In a dishonest or not direct way to get what you want
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6.1
In a quiet way that hides what you do or think
To act in a secret way so people do not notice you
In a quiet way that shows someone wants to steal something
In a secret, dishonest way to get an unfair advantage
In a clever, tricky way to get what you want
In a clever way that tries to fool someone
In a secret or suspicious way
Antonyms
How Sneaky
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Sneakily comes from the older English verb sneak, which meant 'to creep' or 'move quietly'. A helpful way to remember it is to imagine a snake sliding silently — sneak + -ly means doing something in a quiet, secret way.