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3 crafty
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5 slick
adj. hal, sliskig, listig; glänsande, slät; fantastiskt, utmärkt (slang)--------adv. smart, halt, listigt--------n. oljefläck (i havet); magasin tryckt på glänsande papper; spatel--------v. piffa upp, snofsa till, polera* * *I [slik] adjective(clever especially in a sly or dishonest way; smart: That was a very slick move!) smart, slug, snygg- slickly- slickness II [slik] noun((also oil-slick) a broad band of oil floating on the surface of the sea etc: An oil-slick is threatening the coast.) oljefläck -
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7 snide
adj. falskt, oäkta; nedsättande, spydigt--------n. förfalskning; myntförfalskning* * *(sneering or critical in a sly, not open, manner: He made a snide remark about her relationship with the boss.) insinuant, spydig -
8 wily
adj. illistig, knipslug, bakslug, lömsk, förslagen, finurlig* * *(crafty, cunning, sly etc: a wily old fox; He is too wily for the police to catch him.) illistig, knipslug, förslagen- wiliness
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