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    sly
    /slʌɪ/

    adjective

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishSLY | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    SLY definition: 1. deceiving people in a clever way in order to get what you want: 2. seeming to know secrets: 3…. Learn more.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › slySly Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of SLY is wise in practical affairs. How to use sly in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Sly.

  4. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionarySLY | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    SLY meaning: 1. deceiving people in a clever way in order to get what you want: 2. seeming to know secrets: 3…. Learn more.

  5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishSLY definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    A sly look, expression, or remark shows that you know something that other people do not know or that was meant to be a secret. His lips were spread in a sly smile. He gave me a sly, meaningful look.

  6. www.dictionary.com › browse › slySLY Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    adjective. comparative: slyer or slier [slahy, -er],superlative: slyest or sliest [slahy, -ist]. cunning or wily: sly as a fox. Synonyms: astute, shrewd, crafty, foxy, subtle, artful. Antonyms: obvious, direct. stealthy, insidious, or secret. Synonyms: clandestine, underhand, furtive, surreptitious. playfully artful, mischievous, or roguish:

  7. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › slySly - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    Being sly is being deceitful, though not in the worst way. If you're good at lying, you're quite sly: people who are sly are good at pulling one over on other people. Being sly helps you get away with things. If you made a mess in your house but got your parents to blame the dog, that was sly.

  8. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishSLY | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

    SLY definition: 1. deceiving people in a clever way to get what you want 2. a smile that shows you know something…. Learn more.

  9. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishsly adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

    Definition of sly adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  10. www.thefreedictionary.com › slySly - definition of sly by The Free Dictionary

    1. Clever or cunning, especially in the practice of deceit. 2. Stealthy or surreptitious: took a sly look at the letter on the table. 3. Playfully mischievous: a sly laugh. Idiom: on the sly. In a way intended to escape notice: took extra payments on the sly. [Middle English sleigh, from Old Norse slœgr .] sly′ly adv. sly′ness n.

  11. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › slysly - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

    Jun 30, 2024 · From Middle English sly, sley, sleigh, sleiȝ, from Old Norse slǿgr (“ sly, cunning ”, literally “ capable of hitting or striking ”), from Proto-Germanic *slōgiz (“ lively, agile, cunning, sly, striking ”), from Proto-Indo-European *slak-(“ to hit, throw ”).