sleightyadj.

/ˈslʌɪti/

Forms: Middle English sleȝty, sleihty, sleiȝty, sleiȝti, Scottish slichty, Middle English–1500s sleyghty (1500s sleyghtye, sleyghtie), 1500s sleighthy, slightie, Middle English–1600s, 1800s sleighty (1500s sleightie).

Etymology: < sleight n.¹ + -y suffix¹. Frequently in Lydgate and from c1530 to c1580.

Now rare.

1. Possessed of, making use of, sleight or craft.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > ability > skill or skilfulness > cunning > [adjective]

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ladino1863

carney1881

slinky1951

1412–20 J. Lydgate tr. Hist. Troy ii. 1869 Sche is so sleiȝty with hir gynny snare.

c1430 J. Lydgate Minor Poems (Percy Soc.) 158 The sleihty fox smal polayl doth oppresse.

c1480 (a1400) St. Paul 257 in W. M. Metcalfe Legends Saints Sc. Dial. (1896) I. 36 Schow wes vode, þat lente to hym a clath sa gud, þat wes sa slichty a creatour.

1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 629 Put your sonne to hym, he wyl make hym as sleyghty as an other.

1556 J. Olde tr. R. Gwalther Antichrist f. 172^v These toyes..haue the subtil sleighty Marchauntes beaten in to the eares..of the common simple sorte.

1594 W. West Symbolæogr.: 2nd Pt. § 171 Judglers and sleightie curers of diseases.

1615 W. Lawson Country Housewifes Garden (1626) 56 You might sit in your Mount, and angle a peckled Trout, or sleighty Eele.

2. Characterized by, of the nature of, sleight or dexterity; crafty, subtle.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > ability > skill or skilfulness > cunning > [adjective] > specifically of actions, qualities, etc.

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artful1865

1412–20 J. Lydgate tr. Hist. Troy i. 1947 Þis Medea..From hir fader his tresour hath berafte Þoruȝ þe werchyng of hir sleiȝty gyle.

a1470 J. Hardyng Chron. lxvii. viii By subtelty and his sleyghty gyn.

1532–3 Act 24 Hen. VIII c. 2 Dyers..have used & exercised a false sleyghtie & deceyvable waye in dyeng.

1588 J. Harvey Discoursiue Probl. conc. Prophesies 69 To..carry away the commons with od rumors, by flimflams, wily cranks, and sleightie knacks.

1602 W. Watson Decacordon Ten Quodlibeticall Questions 82 It seemeth impossible for Antichrist to inuent a more sleighty, plausible and colourable deuice.

1631 J. Weever Anc. Funerall Monuments 534 Who did vse some sleightie trickes for his owne disports.

1676 Carleton Epist. Admon. & Adv. 6 Learn not the sleighty words and cunning evasions of the deceitful spirits of this world.

1888 C. M. Doughty Trav. Arabia Deserta I. 74 Property, all of his own strong and sleighty getting.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	sleighty
释义	sleightyadj. /ˈslʌɪti/ Forms: Middle English sleȝty, sleihty, sleiȝty, sleiȝti, Scottish slichty, Middle English–1500s sleyghty (1500s sleyghtye, sleyghtie), 1500s sleighthy, slightie, Middle English–1600s, 1800s sleighty (1500s sleightie). Etymology: < sleight n.¹ + -y suffix¹. Frequently in Lydgate and from c1530 to c1580. Now rare. 1. Possessed of, making use of, sleight or craft. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > ability > skill or skilfulness > cunning > [adjective] warec888 craftyOE hinderyeapc1000 yepec1000 foxc1175 slya1200 hinderc1200 quaint?c1225 wrenchfulc1225 wiltfula1250 wilyc1330 subtle1340 cautelous138. sleightful1380 subtile1387 enginousa1393 wilfula1400 wilyc1407 sleighty1412 serpentinec1422 ginnousa1425 wittya1425 semyc1440 artificial?a1475 sleight1495 slapea1500 shrewdc1525 craftly1526 foxy1528 gleering?1533 foxish1535 insidious1545 vafrous1548 wily beguile1550 wilely1556 fine1559 todly1571 practic1585 subdolous1588 captious1590 witryff1598 cautel1606 cunninga1616 versute1616 shiftfula1618 artificious1624 insidiary1625 canny1628 lapwing-like1638 pawky?a1640 tricksome1648 callid1656 versutious1660 artful1663 slim1674 dexterous1701 trickish1705 supple1710 slid1719 vulpinary1721 tricksy1766 trickful1775 sneck-drawing1786 tricky1786 louche1819 sneck-drawn1820 slyish1828 vulpine1830 kokum1839 spidery1843 dodgy1861 ladino1863 carney1881 slinky1951 1412–20 J. Lydgate tr. Hist. Troy ii. 1869 Sche is so sleiȝty with hir gynny snare. c1430 J. Lydgate Minor Poems (Percy Soc.) 158 The sleihty fox smal polayl doth oppresse. c1480 (a1400) St. Paul 257 in W. M. Metcalfe Legends Saints Sc. Dial. (1896) I. 36 Schow wes vode, þat lente to hym a clath sa gud, þat wes sa slichty a creatour. 1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 629 Put your sonne to hym, he wyl make hym as sleyghty as an other. 1556 J. Olde tr. R. Gwalther Antichrist f. 172^v These toyes..haue the subtil sleighty Marchauntes beaten in to the eares..of the common simple sorte. 1594 W. West Symbolæogr.: 2nd Pt. § 171 Judglers and sleightie curers of diseases. 1615 W. Lawson Country Housewifes Garden (1626) 56 You might sit in your Mount, and angle a peckled Trout, or sleighty Eele. 2. Characterized by, of the nature of, sleight or dexterity; crafty, subtle. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > ability > skill or skilfulness > cunning > [adjective] > specifically of actions, qualities, etc. craftyc1225 subtle1340 slyc1380 sleightlyc1402 subtilec1405 wilyc1407 sleighty1412 foxly1528 sleight1533 colubrinec1540 serpentical1546 fox-like1587 shrewd1589 vulpine1628 insidiating1632 serpentic1661 serpentary1681 artful1865 1412–20 J. Lydgate tr. Hist. Troy i. 1947 Þis Medea..From hir fader his tresour hath berafte Þoruȝ þe werchyng of hir sleiȝty gyle. a1470 J. Hardyng Chron. lxvii. viii By subtelty and his sleyghty gyn. 1532–3 Act 24 Hen. VIII c. 2 Dyers..have used & exercised a false sleyghtie & deceyvable waye in dyeng. 1588 J. Harvey Discoursiue Probl. conc. Prophesies 69 To..carry away the commons with od rumors, by flimflams, wily cranks, and sleightie knacks. 1602 W. Watson Decacordon Ten Quodlibeticall Questions 82 It seemeth impossible for Antichrist to inuent a more sleighty, plausible and colourable deuice. 1631 J. Weever Anc. Funerall Monuments 534 Who did vse some sleightie trickes for his owne disports. 1676 Carleton Epist. Admon. & Adv. 6 Learn not the sleighty words and cunning evasions of the deceitful spirits of this world. 1888 C. M. Doughty Trav. Arabia Deserta I. 74 Property, all of his own strong and sleighty getting. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < adj.1412
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