sneakingnessn.
rare.
Sneaking quality; sneakiness.
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the mind > goodness and badness > wrongdoing > sneakiness > [noun]
shadiness1611
sneakingnessa1691
sneakiness1859
sneakishness1895
society > morality > moral evil > lack of principle or integrity > [noun] > underhandedness or sneakiness
sneakingnessa1691
sneakiness1859
underhandedness1884
sneakishness1895
the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > secrecy, concealment > stealthy action, stealth > [noun] > stealthy quality, stealthiness
insidiousnessa1677
clandestinity1682
sneakingnessa1691
subtleness1833
stealthiness1837
underhandedness1884
slinkiness1894
furtiveness1896
surreptitiousness1902
1688 G. Miege Great French Dict. ii. sig. Qqq3/3 Sneakingness, bassesse, humour rampante.]
a1691 R. Boyle Free Disc. Customary Swearing (1695) 73 Such persons are deeply accessary..by a sneakingness which..implies a Guilt.
1727 in N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. II ]
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