weaselly

[ wee-zuh-lee ]

adjective

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

   a weaselly little clerk with furtive eyes.

Word History and Origins

Origin of weaselly¹

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

Example Sentences

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

With enormous help from U.S. media and political power structures, the ongoing mass murder — by any other name — has become normalized, mainly reduced to standard buzz phrases, weaselly diplomat-speak and euphemistic rhetoric about the Gaza war.

From Salon

Jordan lost the first round of voting on Tuesday, thus sparing the nation, in this time of war abroad and strife at home, the calamity that could ensue if the gavel falls into his weaselly grasp.

From Los Angeles 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