sneaking

  • 121creeping — creep·ing || krɪːpɪŋ adj. sneaking, slithering, crawling; climbing, growing upward n. sneaking, slithering, crawling, wriggling kriːp n. person who makes one s skin crawl (Slang) v. crawl; climb; sneak, move along quietly and slowly …

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  • 122dastard — /ˈdæstəd/ (say dastuhd) noun 1. a mean, sneaking coward. –adjective 2. mean and sneaking; cowardly. {Middle English; from dast (? variant of dazed, past participle of daze) + ard} …

  • 123hangdog — [haŋ′dôg΄] n. 1. Archaic a person considered fit only for hanging dogs, or to be hanged like a dog 2. a contemptible, sneaking person adj. 1. contemptible; sneaking 2. ashamed and cringing [a hangdog expression] …

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  • 124Compound interest — Interest In ter*est, n. [OF. interest, F. int[ e]r[^e]t, fr. L. interest it interests, is of interest, fr. interesse to be between, to be difference, to be importance; inter between + esse to be; cf. LL. interesse usury. See {Essence}.] [1913… …

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  • 125Cuckoldly — Cuck old*ly, a. Having the qualities of a cuckold; mean spirited; sneaking. Shak. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 126grub — Sneak Sneak, n. 1. A mean, sneaking fellow. [1913 Webster] A set of simpletons and superstitious sneaks. Glanvill. [1913 Webster] 2. (Cricket) A ball bowled so as to roll along the ground; called also {grub}. [Cant] R. A. Proctor. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 127Hangdog — Hang dog , a. Low; sneaking; ashamed. [1913 Webster] The poor colonel went out of the room with a hangdog look. Thackeray. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 128Interest — In ter*est, n. [OF. interest, F. int[ e]r[^e]t, fr. L. interest it interests, is of interest, fr. interesse to be between, to be difference, to be importance; inter between + esse to be; cf. LL. interesse usury. See {Essence}.] [1913 Webster] 1.… …

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