What does snoopingly mean?
Snoopingly means In a snooping manner..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · adverb
In a snooping manner..
PARSON enters from L., goes to door of clubhouse and knocks. No answer. Knocks again. No answer. Knocks a third time. No answer. Tries door, but it is locked. Looks around snoopingly and listens for sounds of rolling dice, but hears none.
I hid my own purchases for several days, no mean trick in a school where every drawer and cupboard was inspected, openly and snoopingly too, at least twice a week.
[…] I saunter snoopingly into his summer lab at the Marine Biological Laboratory in Woods Hole, Massachusetts.
Use snoopingly when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Snoopingly means In a snooping manner..
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
PARSON enters from L., goes to door of clubhouse and knocks. No answer. Knocks again. No answer. Knocks a third time. No answer. Tries door, but it is locked. Looks around snoopingly and listens for sounds of rolling dice, but hears none.
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