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Meaning of 'sly'
Meaning of 'sly' (Webster Dictionary)
1. Sly 
[ adv.]
- Slyly. [ adv.]2. Sly [ v. t.]
- Dexterous in performing an action, so as to escape notice;
nimble; skillful; cautious; shrewd; knowing; -- in a good sense. [ v. t.]- Artfully cunning; secretly mischievous; wily.
- Done with, and marked by, artful and dexterous secrecy; subtle; as, a sly trick.
- Light or delicate; slight; thin.
Meaning of 'sly' (Princeton's WordNet)
1. sly [ s]
[ s]Meaning (1):
- marked by skill in deception
- marked by skill in deception
Example in sentence:
- a foxy scheme;
- a slick evasive answer;
- a wily old attorney;
- cunning men often pass for wise;
- deep political machinations;
- sly as a fox;
- tricky Dick
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