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[ slahy ] / slaɪ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR sly ON THESAURUS.COM
adjective, comparative sly·er or sli·er [slahy-er], /ˈslaɪ ər/, superlative sly·est or sli·est [slahy-ist]. /ˈslaɪ ɪst/. cunning or wily: sly as a fox. stealthy, insidious, or secret. playfully artful, mischievous, or roguish: sly humor. Idioms for slyon the sly, secretly; furtively: a tryst on the sly.
Origin of sly1150–1200; Middle English sly, sley, from Old Norse slœgr “sly, cunning” (originally “able to strike, able to slay”); see slay SYNONYMS FOR sly1 artful, subtle, foxy, crafty, shrewd, astute. 2 surreptitious, furtive, underhand, clandestine. SEE SYNONYMS FOR sly ON THESAURUS.COM ANTONYMS FOR slySEE ANTONYMS FOR sly ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM slyslyly, adverbslyness, nounun·sly, adjective, un·sly·er, un·sly·est.un·sly·ly, adverb un·sly·ness, noun Words nearby slyslut, slutch, Sluter, slut-shame, slutty, sly, slyboots, sly-grog, slyly, slype, Sm Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for slyRambo movie marathon—11 am-12 am, AMCBecause nothing says the holidays like Sly Stallone and blood. The Ultimate Thanksgiving Weekend TV Guide: Must-See Marathons, Specials, and Parades|Kevin Fallon|November 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST Her songs draw on Stevie Wonder, the Jackson 5, Sly Stone, Curtis Mayfield, and contemporary hip-hop. In the Backseat With Janelle Monae: A Limo Ride with the Stylish R&B Diva|Douglas Wolk|April 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST Are its users loud and proud harbingers of the sex-tech revolution, or just people who want to get a bit freaky on the sly? Hook Up Apps Have Gone Too Far|Charlotte Lytton|March 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST In fact, some of us would like to think that Fallon meant it as a sly dig and knew exactly what he was asking. Can Jimmy Fallon Be Himself on ‘The Tonight Show’?|Tom Shales|February 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Her sly, skewering banter and provocative cynicism were her defense in a male-dominated profession and also her selling point. Tallulah Bankhead: Gay, Drunk and Liberated in an Era of Excess Art|Judith Mackrell|January 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST No, no, my sly cub; you don't bamboozle an old bear so easily as all that. The Red Moccasins|Morrison Heady His Sir Pertinax was excellent in its sly and deadly suppleness. Haunted London|Walter Thornbury I kinder larfed in my sleeve to hear the sly coot try to come round, and find out who I was and all about me. Highlife in New York: a series of letters to Mr. Zephariah Slick,|Ann S. Stephens There is less stealing, the goods being more in common, only sometimes a sly rifling of pockets by the unpaid wife. The home|Charlotte Perkins Gilman His dereliction, if any, might consist in sly tapping of the wine-cellar. Whispering Wires|Henry Leverage
British Dictionary definitions for sly
adjective slyer, slyest, slier or sliestcrafty; artfula sly dodge insidious; furtivea sly manner playfully mischievous; roguishsly humour nounon the sly in a secretive manner Derived forms of slyslyly or slily, adverbslyness, nounWord Origin for slyC12: from Old Norse slǣgr clever, literally: able to strike, from slā to slay Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with slyThe American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Words related to slyingenious, intriguing, impish, shrewd, roguish, mischievous, canny, subtle, smart, arch, artful, astute, cagey, calculating, captious, covert, crafty, crooked, cunning, deceitful |