Uk English Meaning of sly

sly

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Definitions and Meaning of sly in English

Wordnet

sly (s)

marked by skill in deception

Webster

sly (v. t.)

Dexterous in performing an action, so as to escape notice; nimble; skillful; cautious; shrewd; knowing; -- in a good sense.

Artfully cunning; secretly mischievous; wily.

Done with, and marked by, artful and dexterous secrecy; subtle; as, a sly trick.

Light or delicate; slight; thin.

Webster

sly (adv.)

Slyly.

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sly

marked by skill in deceptionDexterous in performing an action, so as to escape notice; nimble; skillful; cautious; shrewd; knowing; -- in a good sense., Artfull

cunning,cute,subtle,artful,beguiling,cagey,timid,cunning,crooked,Deceitful

artless,candid,direct,forthright,honest,guileless,honest,naive,innocent,obvious

sluzhba vneshney razvedki => Foreign Intelligence Service, sluttishness => sluttiness, sluttery => sluttiness, sluthhound => slough hound, slutchy => scruffy,