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1 slyness
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2 cunning
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slyness — 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
slyness — noun a) The state or quality of being being sly. With his natural slyness, he was able to talk his way out of trouble. b) The result or product of being sly. Syn: craftiness … Wiktionary
slyness — noun see sly … New Collegiate Dictionary
slyness — noun shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception • Syn: ↑craft, ↑craftiness, ↑cunning, ↑foxiness, ↑guile, ↑wiliness • Derivationally related forms: ↑wily ( … Useful english dictionary
slyness — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun 1. Deceitful cleverness: art, artfulness, artifice, craft, craftiness, cunning, foxiness, guile, wiliness. See HONEST, MEANS. 2. Lack of straightforwardness and honesty in action: chicanery, craft, craftiness,… … English dictionary for students
sly — adjective (slier or slyer; sliest or slyest) Etymology: Middle English sleighe, sli, from Old Norse slœgr; akin to Old English slēan to strike more at slay Date: 13th century 1. chiefly dialect a. wise in practical affairs b. displaying … New Collegiate Dictionary
sly — adjective (slyer, slyest) 1》 having a cunning and deceitful nature. 2》 (of a remark, glance, or expression) insinuating. 3》 (of an action) surreptitious. Phrases on the sly in a surreptitious fashion. Derivatives slyly (also slily) adverb slyness … English new terms dictionary
sly — adjective 1 very clever in the way that you use tricks and dishonesty to get what you want: The way he did it was really sly. 2 sly smile/glance/wink etc a smile, look etc shows that you are hiding something you know from other people: She gave… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
sly — UK [slaɪ] / US adjective Word forms sly : adjective sly comparative slier superlative sliest 1) a sly smile, look, or remark shows that the person doing it knows something that other people do not know He made a sly reference to the events of the … English dictionary
sly — /slaɪ / (say sluy) adjective (slyer or slier, slyest or sliest) 1. cunning or wily, as persons or animals, or their actions, ways, etc. 2. stealthy, insidious, or secret. 3. playfully artful, mischievous, or roguish: sly humour. 4. illicit;… …
slily — 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