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1 slyly
adverb maliciosamentetr['slaɪlɪ]1 (cunningly) con astucia, astutamente2 (secretively) furtivamente3 (mischievously) con picardía; (underhandedly) con malicia, maliciosamenteadv.• a escondidas adv.• a hurtadillas adv.• astutamente adv.• callandito adv.• furtivamente adv.['slaɪlɪ]ADV1) (=cunningly) con astucia, astutamente2) (=mischievously) [smile, say] pícaramente -
2 slyly
adv.astutamente, de manera taimada, furtivamente, sagazmente, arteramente, ladinamente, matreramente, taimadamente.-> slily -
3 sly
1) (cunning or deceitful: He sometimes behaves in rather a sly manner.) astuto, tramposo, malicioso2) (playfully mischievous: He made a sly reference to my foolish mistake.) travieso, pícaro•- slyly- slily
- slyness
sly adj astutoEl comparativo de sly se puede escribir slyer o slier; el superlativo se puede escribir slyest o sliesttr[slaɪ]1 (cunning) astuto,-a, ladino,-a, taimado,-a; (deceitful) tramposo,-a■ he's a sly old fox! ¡es muy zorro!2 (secretive, knowing) furtivo,-a3 (mischievous, playful) travieso,-a, pícaro,-a; (underhand) malicioso,-a\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLon the sly a escondidas, a hurtadillas, por lo bajo1) cunning: astuto, taimado2) underhanded: soplado♦ slyly advadj.• artero, -a adj.• astuto, -a adj.• encubierto, -a adj.• escatimoso, -a adj.• furtivo, -a adj.• gandul adj.• ladino, -a adj.• malicioso, -a adj.• pillo, -a adj.• redomado, -a adj.• resabiado, -a adj.• retrechero, -a adj.• socarrón, -ona adj.• taimado, -a adj.• zorrero, -a adj.• zorro, -a adj.slaɪadjective -er, -estyou're a sly one — qué pillo eres!, eres un zorro!
on the sly — a escondidas, a hurtadillas
b) ( roguish) <look/grin> malicioso, travieso, pícaro[slaɪ]1. ADJ(compar slyer) (superl slyest)1) (=wily) [person] astuto, taimadohe's a sly one! — ¡es un zorro!
2) (=mischievous) [person] pícaro, travieso; [look, smile] pícaro, malicioso2.Non the sly * — a hurtadillas, a escondidas
* * *[slaɪ]adjective -er, -estyou're a sly one — qué pillo eres!, eres un zorro!
on the sly — a escondidas, a hurtadillas
b) ( roguish) <look/grin> malicioso, travieso, pícaro -
4 cunningly
adverb cunningly disguised.) astutamente, ingeniosamente['kʌnɪŋlɪ]ADV1) (=slyly) astutamente2) (=cleverly) [contrived, designed] astutamente, sutilmente; [disguised] astutamente -
5 slily
adv.1 astutamente.2 de manera desaprensiva.3 maliciosamente.-> slyly
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Slyly — Sly ly, adv. In a sly manner; shrewdly; craftily. [1913 Webster] Honestly and slyly he it spent. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
slyly — adverb /ˈslaɪli/ In a sly manner, cunningly. He wolde nat abyde uppon no poure man for no maner of thyng – and ever he slow slyly and slypped to another, tylle all were slayne to the numbir of a hondred thousand [...] … Wiktionary
slyly — adv. Slyly is used with these verbs: ↑ask, ↑grin, ↑smile, ↑wink … Collocations dictionary
slyly — sly ► ADJECTIVE (slyer, slyest) 1) having a cunning and deceitful nature. 2) (of a remark, glance, or expression) insinuating. 3) (of an action) surreptitious. ● on the sly Cf. ↑on the sly … English terms dictionary
slyly — adverb see sly … New Collegiate Dictionary
slyly — See sly. * * * … Universalium
slyly — (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. cleverly, stealthily, shrewdly, foxily, meanly, secretly, cunningly, intelligently, with downcast eyes, on the quiet, furtively … English dictionary for students
slyly — adv. Cok. 156. Rel. Ant. ii. p. 176 … Oldest English Words
slyly — adv. cunningly, craftily, guilefully; stealthily, secretively; mischievously, playfully … English contemporary dictionary
slyly — ad. Craftily, cunningly, insidiously … New dictionary of synonyms
slyly — sly·ly … English syllables