sneaky
sneaky · sneakier · sneakiest
слизький, ковзкий, сковзкий
хитрый, подлый, изворотливый
raffiniert, hinterhältig, duckmäuserig
Elusive; difficult to capture or observe due to constantly outwitting the adversariesElusive; difficult to capture or observe due to constantly outwitting the adversaries.
/ˈsniːki/
» Tom is pretty sneaky.
Том доволі хитродупий.
Meaning
2 sensesElusive; difficult to capture or observe due to constantly outwitting the adversaries.
Catching those thieves will be hard: they're so sneaky!
raffiniert
хитрыйxitryj, изворотливыйizvorotlivyj
Dishonest; deceitful.
They played a sneaky trick on us.
duckmäuserig, hinterhältig
по́длыйpódlyj
More definitions
- marked by deception
- marked by quiet and caution and secrecy; taking pains to avoid being observed
Examples
46 sentencesTom is pretty sneaky.
Том доволі хитродупий.
Tom is sneaky.
Том підступний.
deTom ist raffiniert.
Tom is quite sneaky, isn't he?
deTom ist ziemlich hinterhältig, nicht wahr?
I don't think Tom is sneaky.
Tom is very sneaky, isn't he?
Translations
7 languagesРусский
By meaning 2
difficult to catch due to constantly outwitting the adversaries:
dishonest; deceitful:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
difficult to catch due to constantly outwitting the adversaries:
dishonest; deceitful:
Forms
sneakier, sneakiestSynonyms
9 synonymsClose in meaning
- marked by deception:underhandunderhanded
- marked by quiet and caution and secrecy; taking pains to avoid being observed:furtivesneakstealthysurreptitious
Word family
6 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form