Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sneakingly

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: sneak-ing-ly
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In the manner of one who is sneaking or sneaky; slyly, covertly.

Example Sentences

""Do they not sneakingly bestow on me their crass inability to do anything with their own misbegotten progeny, a subterfuge which I scornfully fub off on text-books?""

Etymology

Etymology tree English sneaking Middle English -ly English -ly English sneakingly From sneaking + -ly.

Inflected Forms

more sneakingly (comparative) most sneakingly (superlative)

Questions

What does sneakingly mean?: In the manner of one who is sneaking or sneaky; slyly, covertly.
Where does sneakingly come from?: Etymology tree English sneaking Middle English -ly English -ly English sneakingly From sneaking + -ly.

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