What's the difference between sneakiness and sneaky?
Sneakiness
Definition:
(n.) The quality of being sneaky.
Example Sentences:
(1) Males exploit this behavioural switch by increasing their sneaky mating attempts.
(2) "Fortunately Denmark seem to have rumbled this sneaky Dutch trick just in time to bench him... " 1 min: Denmark set the game in motion ... 2 min: Already the game has settled into the pattern we all foresaw, with Holland staking out the full width of the pitch and stroking the ball around deliberately.
(3) Expert view A sneaky, bar-room blow When Alexander Lebedev said he "neutralised" a man by punching him in the face on Russian television, he echoed the dark argot of the KGB, the agency of which he was a member long before spending a slice of his fortune on the Independent and the Evening Standard.
(4) The national team’s visit to Parramatta Stadium on Saturday night was no PR-stunt, nor was it a chance to simply get the boys out for the evening and avoid the temptation of a sneaky late-night visit to Kings Cross’ nightspots.
(5) Presidential candidate Marco Rubio escalated his criticism of his opponent Ted Cruz this week by suggesting a central component of the Texas senator’s tax plan was both “intentionally sneaky” and a “dangerous expansion of Washington’s power”.
(6) Marco Rubio accuses Ted Cruz of 'intentionally sneaky' tax policy Read more In a defiant statement announcing his boycott, the Paul campaign said: “By any reasonable criteria, Senator Paul has a top-tier campaign.
(7) Photograph: Garrett MacLean The sneaky bidder was trying to wait just until the end in hopes I wasn’t watching and snake the Terrys’ house out from us.
(8) On a rare occasion when they broke, Steven Fletcher endured the agony of a sneaky knee in the lower back from Fabricio Coloccini.
(9) Active for Life – a social enterprise organisation that promotes physical literacy – recommend doing this, and suggest a relay race in which students jump into and over various obstacles , or a rolling race in which students work together to move like “sneaky snakes” .
(10) That’s either lazy, sneaky or both.” Vanstone says the debate is not about anyone being weak on terrorists.
(11) Somehow, Seattle's fan base has become this larger than life entity that ranks with the best in the world, and strangely enough, this transformation seemed to happen under all of our noses, almost in a sneaky way.
(12) "He's gone down fighting," said the coach Ange Postecoglou , perhaps having a sneaky dig at Doncaster's relegation woes while he was at it.
(13) Last week I saw a man tweet: "Girl sat opposite on tube tried to take a sneaky photo of me.
(14) Collier apologised on Thursday and said he had no idea that the teenager, who was otherwise fully clothed and posing alongside an older man, was playing a prank commonly known as "sneaky nuts".
(15) She is bossy, domineering, abrasive, secretive, uptight and petty – but what really gets me is her serial use of covert, sneaky methods to get what she wants – often at my expense.
(16) But, what you don't get is a constantly updated stream of the most up to date publications; a sneaky peak of a chapter from a book on social work practice from @palgravesw , or free access to the best journal articles of the year thanks @routledge_phsc .
(17) So what if you had a very sneaky keylogger which waited until you were in a web browser and then sent its keylogging payload to its collection site?
(18) We’ve all been caught at various times having a sneaky listen to Euphoria .
(19) 82 min: Dempsey approaches the ref to show him blood seeping from his lip ... and the replay reveals the wound was caused by a sneaky clout from Yahia.
(20) Too many heavy meals, several large brandies, a few sneaky fags, plenty of afternoon naps, one unscheduled trip to Asda before a visit to the hydro-electric “northern powerhouse” and even the most limited of progress in EU renegotiations can feel like one giant leap for mankind.
Sneaky
Definition:
(n.) Like a sneak; sneaking.
Example Sentences:
(1) Males exploit this behavioural switch by increasing their sneaky mating attempts.
(2) "Fortunately Denmark seem to have rumbled this sneaky Dutch trick just in time to bench him... " 1 min: Denmark set the game in motion ... 2 min: Already the game has settled into the pattern we all foresaw, with Holland staking out the full width of the pitch and stroking the ball around deliberately.
(3) Expert view A sneaky, bar-room blow When Alexander Lebedev said he "neutralised" a man by punching him in the face on Russian television, he echoed the dark argot of the KGB, the agency of which he was a member long before spending a slice of his fortune on the Independent and the Evening Standard.
(4) The national team’s visit to Parramatta Stadium on Saturday night was no PR-stunt, nor was it a chance to simply get the boys out for the evening and avoid the temptation of a sneaky late-night visit to Kings Cross’ nightspots.
(5) Presidential candidate Marco Rubio escalated his criticism of his opponent Ted Cruz this week by suggesting a central component of the Texas senator’s tax plan was both “intentionally sneaky” and a “dangerous expansion of Washington’s power”.
(6) Marco Rubio accuses Ted Cruz of 'intentionally sneaky' tax policy Read more In a defiant statement announcing his boycott, the Paul campaign said: “By any reasonable criteria, Senator Paul has a top-tier campaign.
(7) Photograph: Garrett MacLean The sneaky bidder was trying to wait just until the end in hopes I wasn’t watching and snake the Terrys’ house out from us.
(8) On a rare occasion when they broke, Steven Fletcher endured the agony of a sneaky knee in the lower back from Fabricio Coloccini.
(9) Active for Life – a social enterprise organisation that promotes physical literacy – recommend doing this, and suggest a relay race in which students jump into and over various obstacles , or a rolling race in which students work together to move like “sneaky snakes” .
(10) That’s either lazy, sneaky or both.” Vanstone says the debate is not about anyone being weak on terrorists.
(11) Somehow, Seattle's fan base has become this larger than life entity that ranks with the best in the world, and strangely enough, this transformation seemed to happen under all of our noses, almost in a sneaky way.
(12) "He's gone down fighting," said the coach Ange Postecoglou , perhaps having a sneaky dig at Doncaster's relegation woes while he was at it.
(13) Last week I saw a man tweet: "Girl sat opposite on tube tried to take a sneaky photo of me.
(14) Collier apologised on Thursday and said he had no idea that the teenager, who was otherwise fully clothed and posing alongside an older man, was playing a prank commonly known as "sneaky nuts".
(15) She is bossy, domineering, abrasive, secretive, uptight and petty – but what really gets me is her serial use of covert, sneaky methods to get what she wants – often at my expense.
(16) But, what you don't get is a constantly updated stream of the most up to date publications; a sneaky peak of a chapter from a book on social work practice from @palgravesw , or free access to the best journal articles of the year thanks @routledge_phsc .
(17) So what if you had a very sneaky keylogger which waited until you were in a web browser and then sent its keylogging payload to its collection site?
(18) We’ve all been caught at various times having a sneaky listen to Euphoria .
(19) 82 min: Dempsey approaches the ref to show him blood seeping from his lip ... and the replay reveals the wound was caused by a sneaky clout from Yahia.
(20) Too many heavy meals, several large brandies, a few sneaky fags, plenty of afternoon naps, one unscheduled trip to Asda before a visit to the hydro-electric “northern powerhouse” and even the most limited of progress in EU renegotiations can feel like one giant leap for mankind.