sneaky

[ snee-kee ]

/ ˈsni ki /

like or suggestive of a sneak; furtive; deceitful.

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First recorded in 1825–35; sneak + -y¹

sneak·i·ly, adverbsneak·i·ness, nounun·sneak·y, adjective

"Hello Kitty" as a double entendre is actually surprisingly modest and sneaky.
Avril Lavigne’s Dumb ‘Hello Kitty’ Video Is Rife with Cultural Appropriation|Amy Zimmerman|April 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The California computer hack that threatened women, including Miss Teen USA, will get jail time for his sneaky sexploits.
College Student is Sentenced for ‘Sextortion’|Lizzie Crocker|March 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Channeling his best Madoff—with a dash of Paulson and Falcone—Richard Gere plays a sneaky financier in ‘Arbitrage.’
In ‘Arbitrage,’ Richard Gere Shows How the Price Is Right|Daniel Gross|September 13, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Apple used to count Google as an ally, but now views Google as a sneaky betrayer.
Apple’s Move to Spite Google and Use Its Own Map Software Hurts Customers|Dan Lyons|June 21, 2012|DAILY BEAST

Sneaky Santorum Reporters and pundits everywhere hailed the exit poll of Ohio when it arrived at 7:30 p.m.
Super Tuesday Surprises: Catholics for Romney, Women for Santorum, and More|Ben Jacobs|March 7, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Sneaky rose from his position near Mother Wolf, and trotted in front of the rock.
Washer the Raccoon |George Ethelbert Walsh
“Sneaky, you run down to the brook and get some water,” she commanded.
Washer the Raccoon |George Ethelbert Walsh
If he hurt one of them Sneaky or Mother Wolf would pounce upon him and kill him in a flash.
Washer the Raccoon |George Ethelbert Walsh
It seemed to him a sneaky thing for Cathy to do, to go searching the attic while he was out of the house.
Jerry's Charge Account|Hazel Hutchins Wilson
Just then the wolves broke through the bushes and came racing toward the tree, with Sneaky in the lead.
Washer the Raccoon |George Ethelbert Walsh