weaselly
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of weaselly
Example Sentences
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And I promise I won’t do the weaselly thing and offer an excuse.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026
Earlier, the MP who represents Ballymena was criticised for an "insincere" and "weaselly" condemnation of the violence.
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2025
If they were trying to be martyrs, they'd own their behavior openly, instead of playing weaselly word games on the stand.
From Salon • Apr. 24, 2023
We get a long sequence with the orcs’ “father” this week, after his offer to the Southlanders drives the weaselly Waldreg to lead a splinter group of humans to Adar’s camp.
From New York Times • Sep. 23, 2022
He gave off a weaselly chuckle as he looked at the men behind him.
From "The Parker Inheritance" by Varian Johnson
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