sneakishlyadv.
rare.
Meanly, despicably. Also, in a sneaking or stealthy manner.
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the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > condition of being held in contempt > [adverb]
hokerly?c1225
caitiflyc1425
contemptiblya1438
villainously1484
scabbedly1548
sneakishly1560
miserably1585
contemnedly1594
pitifully1601
dirtilya1631
worthlessly1637
mangilya1640
projectedly1660
despicablya1691
shabbily1755
unsolidly1755
worm-like1814
scrubbily1891
motherfucking1966
the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > secrecy, concealment > stealthy action, stealth > [adverb]
softlyc1225
by stalea1240
privilya1250
slylyc1275
thieflyc1290
stealingly13..
by stealth1390
stalworthlya1400
theftfullyc1400
theftlyc1400
theftuouslyc1400
under veilc1425
thievishly?c1450
by theft1488
quietly1488
furtively1490
by surreption1526
hugger-muggera1529
in hugger-mugger1529
underhand1538
insidiously1545
creepingly1548
surreptiously1573
underboard1582
filchingly1583
sneakingly1598
underwater1600
slipperily1603
thief-likea1625
clandestinely1632
surreptitiously1643
thievously1658
clancularly1699
stownlins1786
stealthily1806
underhandedly1806
stolen-wise1813
on (upon, under, or by) the sly1818
round-the-corner1820
underhanded1823
stealthfully1828
slinkingly1830
slippingly1830
on the sneak?1863
sneakishly1867
behind backs1874
stalkingly1891
on the side1893
under the counter1926
underground1935
under the table1938
down and dirty1959
sneakily1966
the world > movement > progressive motion > specific manner of progressive motion > [adverb] > softly or stealthily
creepingly1548
sneakingly1598
sneakishly1912
1560 J. Daus tr. J. Sleidane Commentaries f. cclxx All men..cried out vpon Duke Maurice, whiche serued him so sknekyshely, whome he oughte to haue honoured as his father.
1867 ‘T. Lackland’ Homespun i. 55 He begins with throwing a glance at her sneakishly.
1912 Daily News 11 May 6 When men come together to profess a creed they come courageously... When they come together in a clique they come sneakishly.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online December 2020).
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