weaselly

[ wee-zuh-lee ]
/ ˈwi zə li /

adjective

resembling a weasel, especially in features or manner: a weaselly little clerk with furtive eyes.

Origin of weaselly

First recorded in 1830–40; weasel + -y1

Words nearby weaselly

weasand, weasel, weasel out, weasel word, weasel words, weaselly, weather, weather advisory, weather balloon, weather bomb, weather bureau

Example sentences from the Web for weaselly

  • I thought being a 4-F was a kind of weaselly thing to do, but I couldn't control that.

    My Conversation with John Updike |Barbara Probst Solomon |January 29, 2009 |DAILY BEAST

  • Next her eyes scanned Quisanté's face; he was not weaselly now, nor ostentatious.

    Quisant |Anthony Hope