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say it: SNEE-kee
sneaky is an adjective meaning "marked by deception". It is pronounced /ˈsniki/ — SNEE-kee. It carries 2 recorded senses.
marked by deception
“achieved success in business only by underhand methods”
marked by quiet and caution and secrecy; taking pains to avoid being observed
“a furtive manner”
“a sneak attack”
“stealthy footsteps”
“a surreptitious glance at his watch”
Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.
Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for sneaky come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.