weaselly

[wee-zuh-lee]

adjective

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

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Origin of weaselly

First recorded in 1830–40; weasel + -y¹

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Examples from the Web for weaselly

Contemporary Examples

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

Historical Examples

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