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sournois.

sly, sneaky, underhanded, surreptitious

8 characters2 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

adj/suʁ.nwa/
  1. sly, sneaky, underhanded, surreptitious

    caractère sournois
    conduite sournoise
Where this word comes from

Ultimately from Old Occitan sorn (“dark”).

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