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sneaky
English
Etymology
From sneak +? -y.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?sni?ki/
- Rhymes: -i?ki
Adjective
sneaky (comparative sneakier, superlative sneakiest)
- Difficult to catch due to constantly outwitting the adversaries
- Catching those thieves will be hard: they're so sneaky!
- Dishonest; deceitful.
- They played a sneaky trick on us.
Synonyms
- slippery
- evasive, dodgy
Derived terms
- sneaky suspicion
Related terms
- sneak
Translations
Further reading
- sneaky in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- sneaky in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
Noun
sneaky (plural sneakies)
- (espionage, slang) Any device used for covert surveillance.
- 1974, Miles Copeland, Without cloak or dagger: the truth about the new espionage (page 244)
- […] in cooperation with the National Security Agency, installs and maintains "sneakies" throughout the U.S.S.R. and Communist China — but increasingly, denied areas are surveyed more simply.
- 1991, Chapman Pincher, The Truth about Dirty Tricks
- […] has used travellers to plant 'sneakies' - small electronic transmitting devices which form part of a surveillance network.
- 1974, Miles Copeland, Without cloak or dagger: the truth about the new espionage (page 244)
Anagrams
- Kaysen, Sankey, Yankes, snakey
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slinky
English
Etymology
slink +? -y
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?sl??ki/
- Rhymes: -??ki
Adjective
slinky (comparative slinkier, superlative slinkiest)
- Furtive, stealthy or catlike.
- (Northumbria, dated) Thin; lank; lean.
- Of a garment: close-fitting; clingy.
Synonyms
- (furtive): sneaky, surreptitious; see also Thesaurus:covert
- (thin): lithe, willowy; see also Thesaurus:slender
- (of a garment): figure-hugging, snug; see also Thesaurus:close-fitting
Noun
slinky (plural slinkies)
- (mathematics) A three-dimensional curve — a spiral wound around a helix.
Anagrams
- linksy
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- what are slinkys made of
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