- SLY Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster
sly, cunning, crafty, wily, tricky, foxy, artful, slick mean attaining or seeking to attain one's ends by guileful or devious means sly implies furtiveness, lack of candor, and skill in concealing one's aims and methods
- SLY | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary
Anyone who makes a sly or fast buck, who seeks to cheat or to deceive must pay the full penalty of the law, and quickly
- SLY definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary
If you describe someone as sly, you disapprove of them because they keep their feelings or intentions hidden and are clever at deceiving people
- sly adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes . . .
Definition of sly adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more
- Sly - definition of sly by The Free Dictionary
Define sly sly synonyms, sly pronunciation, sly translation, English dictionary definition of sly adj sli·er , sli·est also sly·er or sly·est 1 Clever or cunning, especially in the practice of deceit 2 Stealthy or surreptitious: took a sly look at
- sly - WordReference. com Dictionary of English
sly (slī), adj , sly•er or sli•er, sly•est or sli•est, n adj cunning or wily: sly as a fox stealthy, insidious, or secret playfully artful, mischievous, or roguish: sly humor n on the sly, secretly; furtively: a tryst on the sly
- sly - Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Online
• I began to dislike her; she looked sly and I felt indignant that she'd spoken to me like that • He wanted to forget that she was sly and spiteful and malicious
- Sly - Definition, Meaning, Synonyms Etymology - Better Words
Cunning, crafty, or deceitful in a subtle or sneaky manner "His sly remark revealed his true intentions behind the seemingly innocent conversation " It suggests a cleverness or shrewdness used to achieve personal gain or manipulate situations without drawing attention or arousing suspicion
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