sneakiness (snekines)

Same as sneaking sneaking (snē'king), p. a. 1. Pertaining to or worthy of a sneak; acting like or characteristic of a sneak; mean; servile; crouching. ful, low, sneaking busine for a man to mind religion. He objected against religion itself. He said it was a pitiHe said that a tender conscience was an unmanly thing. Bunyan, Pilgrim's Progre , i. The fawning, sneaking , and flattering hypocrite. Stilling fleet, Sermons, II. i. 2. Secret or clandestine, and somewhat discreditable; underhand; hence, in a le reprehensible sense, unavowed; not openly or frankly declared. For they po e 'd, with all their pother, A sneaking kindne for each other. W. Combe, Dr. Syntax's Tours, i. 7. The sneaking kindne for "gentlemen of the road" is in our days but rarely displayed. H. Spencer , Prin. of Sociol., § 574. sneakingly (snē'king-li), adv . In a sneaking manner; meanly. Do all things like a man, not sneakingly ; Think the king sees thee still; for his King does. G. Herbert, Church Porch. sneakingne (snē'king-nes), n. The character of being sneaking; meanne . sneaksbillt, n. See sneak bill . sneaksby (snēks'bi), n. [Formerly also sneaks bie , sneakesbie ; sneak + -s - by as also in idles by , lewdsby , rudesby , sures by , wigs by , etc. Cf. sneak bill , sneaks bill .] A paltry, sneaking fellow; a sneak. A meacocke, milkesop, sneaksbie , worthle e fellow. A demure sneaksby , a clownish singularist. Cotgrave. Barrow , Works, III. xxxiv. IMG:content-1402.png:[blocks in formation]