Thesaurus: sly
Dexterous in performing an action, so as to escape notice; nimble; skillful; cautious; shrewd; knowing; -- in a good sense.
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Definitions
- 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.
- v. t. Done with, and marked by, artful and dexterous secrecy; subtle; as, a sly trick.
- v. t. Light or delicate; slight; thin.
- adv. Slyly.
- adj. marked by skill in deception
- j:100 s marked by skill in deception