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adj. - Marked by quiet and caution and secrecy; Marked by deception.

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  • I call it "sneaky" only because it is a poor substitute for the primary solution: lowering our CO2 emissions.
  • That being said, though, the "sneaky-sneaky" is a lot more challenging here than in the past.
  • Journalists see the failure to self-identify as sneaky, and it is.
  • Would any of us like to be described as sneaky, etc by our mothers on national television.
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