weaselly

American  

[wee-zuh-lee] / ˈwi zə li /

adjective

1. resembling a weasel, especially in features or manner.

   a weaselly little clerk with furtive eyes.

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Etymology

Origin of weaselly

First recorded in 1830–40; weasel + -y ¹

Example Sentences

Boyd Holbrook, a little too pretty for his role, plays Cash with a swagger, staring at his audience down the neck of his guitar like a gunsight; as Dylan, Timothee Chalamet is coiled, watchful, weaselly and withholding.

From The Wall Street Journal

Earlier, the MP who represents Ballymena was criticised for an "insincere" and "weaselly" condemnation of the violence.

From BBC

Although Wilson will always be associated with the gullible and weaselly Dwight Schrute on NBC’s “The Office,” and Mandvi recently won a devoted fan following for his portrayal of the science-minded skeptic Ben Shakir in “Evil” on Paramount+, both men refer to theater as their first — and biggest — love.

From Los Angeles Times

Carell’s Vanya imports from those appearances the weaselly overeagerness that makes you roll your eyes at him while also worrying about his mental health.

From New York Times

There were more screenshots of conversations with Jonah, ones that looked less squarely like weaselly behavior on his part and more like a newly broken-up couple going through a head-spinning fight where neither of them sees eye to eye whatsoever.

From Slate