Meaning of sneaksby | Babel Free

Definitions

A paltry person; a sneak.

obsolete

Examples

“16??, Isaac Barrow […] such a superstitious fop, such a conscientious simpleton, such a bashful sneaksby […]”

“I drink when I have occasion, and sometimes when I have no occasion: I am no proud man, d'ye see, and when the liquor is offered me I whip it off, that they may not take me for a churl or a sneaksby, or think I don't understand myself nor good manners[…]”

“"You are such a sneaksby, Lacey. You know how irritating Mama finds him, and yet you write to him secretly. Mama will not be pleased with you."”

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