Yahoo Web Search

Sign In

  1. Also Try

Search results

  1. Dictionary
    sly
    /slʌɪ/

    adjective

    Powered by Oxford Dictionaries

    More definitions, origin and scrabble points

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

    Sly means deceiving people in a clever way or seeming to know secrets. Learn how to use sly as an adjective or a noun, and see synonyms and translations.

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

    Sly means clever, furtive, or mischievous, often in a way that avoids notice. Learn the synonyms, examples, history, and usage of sly from the authoritative source of American English.

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

    Sly can be an adjective meaning deceiving or secretive, or a noun meaning doing something on the sly. Learn how to use sly in different contexts with examples and translations.

  5. 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.

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

    Sly means clever, cunning, or secretive, often in a negative way. It can also mean playfully mischievous or roguish. See synonyms, pronunciation, examples, and idioms of sly.

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

    Learn the meaning, pronunciation and usage of the adjective sly, which can describe someone who acts or does something secretly or dishonestly. See examples, synonyms and idioms related to sly.