† sleightlyadj.

Etymology: < sleight n.¹ + -ly suffix¹.

Obsolete. rare.

Crafty, cunning, subtle.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > ability > skill or skilfulness > cunning > [adjective] > specifically of actions, qualities, etc.

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serpentary1681

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c1402 J. Lydgate Compl. Black Knight 255 And tonges false, through hir sleightly wile, Han gon a werre that will not stinted be.

1533 J. Frith Mirror Baptism in Wks. (1572) 97 Perceyue you not yet that they would keepe you in darcknes because you shoulde not espye theyr priuy practice and sleightly conueyaunce.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online June 2019).

† sleightlyadv.

Forms: Also Middle English sleght-, Middle English–1500s sleyght-, Middle English slyght-, 1500s slyth-, Scottish slicht-, 1500s, 1700s slightly, etc.

Etymology: irregularly < sleight n.¹ + -ly suffix².

Obsolete.

1. With craft, cunning, or artifice; craftily, subtly.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > ability > skill or skilfulness > cunning > [adverb]

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c1330 R. Mannyng Chron. Wace (Rolls) 7809 To come sleightly he scholde fonde, & litel folk wyþ hym brynge to londe.

a1400–50 Alexander 2870 Þen slode he slyghtly away when he fra slepe rysys.

1549 M. Coverdale et al. tr. Erasmus Paraphr. Newe Test. II. Col. ii. f. vi^v Beware therfore, lest any man..falsly and sleyghtly deceyue you of that reward.

1570 J. Foxe Actes & Monumentes (rev. ed.) II. 946/1 So subtlely & sleightly these Catholicque prelates did vse their inquisitions.

1604 T. Wright Passions of Minde (new ed.) iii. iii. 91 If thy enemies would bee reuenged of thee, no fitter meanes they might sleightly use, than [etc.]

1626 in J. Rushworth Hist. Coll. (1659) 281 Certainly the Earl hath not been sleightly deceived.

2. With ready skill, dexterity, or adroitness; by sleight of hand; adroitly, dexterously.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > ability > skill or skilfulness > [adverb] > skilfully or adroitly

slylyc1275

sly1370

featly1436

addresslya1500

sleightly?c1510

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niftily1901

eptly1974

?c1510 tr. Newe Landes & People founde by Kynge of Portyngale sig. Bi They do all there thynges all sleyghtly.

1548 Hall's Vnion: Henry VIII f. l This spere was massy tymber & yet for al that he..slightely auoyded it to hys great honour.

1581 G. Pettie tr. S. Guazzo Ciuile Conuersat. (1586) iii. 126 Prouided it be done so slightly, and so discreetlie, that the artificial dealing be not seene.

1611 M. Smith in Bible (King James) Transl. Pref. ⁋13 The father of their Church, who gladly would heale the soare of the daughter of his people softly and sleightly.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	sleightly
释义	† sleightlyadj. Etymology: < sleight n.¹ + -ly suffix¹. Obsolete. rare. Crafty, cunning, subtle. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > ability > skill or skilfulness > cunning > [adjective] > specifically of actions, qualities, etc. craftyc1225 subtle1340 slyc1380 sleightlyc1402 subtilec1405 wilyc1407 sleighty1412 foxly1528 sleight1533 colubrinec1540 serpentical1546 fox-like1587 shrewd1589 vulpine1628 insidiating1632 serpentic1661 serpentary1681 artful1865 c1402 J. Lydgate Compl. Black Knight 255 And tonges false, through hir sleightly wile, Han gon a werre that will not stinted be. 1533 J. Frith Mirror Baptism in Wks. (1572) 97 Perceyue you not yet that they would keepe you in darcknes because you shoulde not espye theyr priuy practice and sleightly conueyaunce. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online June 2019). † sleightlyadv. Forms: Also Middle English sleght-, Middle English–1500s sleyght-, Middle English slyght-, 1500s slyth-, Scottish slicht-, 1500s, 1700s slightly, etc. Etymology: irregularly < sleight n.¹ + -ly suffix². Obsolete. 1. With craft, cunning, or artifice; craftily, subtly. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > ability > skill or skilfulness > cunning > [adverb] foxlyc1175 craftilyc1225 craftlyc1225 slylyc1275 fellyc1300 quaintc1300 quaintlyc1325 sleightlyc1330 subtly1340 sly1370 espyinglya1382 wisely1390 wililya1400 wilyc1400 subtilelyc1405 ginnouslya1425 semylyc1440 serpentlya1450 small?c1450 cautelously1477 politicly1477 sleightfullyc1480 artificiously1536 insidiously1545 sleightily1549 artificially1566 cunningly1603 versutely1616 artfully1631 subdolously1638 serpentinely1656 slimlya1680 pawkily1714 politically1764 trickfullyc1790 trickishly1824 leerily1859 dodgily1868 trickily1895 foxily1933 c1330 R. Mannyng Chron. Wace (Rolls) 7809 To come sleightly he scholde fonde, & litel folk wyþ hym brynge to londe. a1400–50 Alexander 2870 Þen slode he slyghtly away when he fra slepe rysys. 1549 M. Coverdale et al. tr. Erasmus Paraphr. Newe Test. II. Col. ii. f. vi^v Beware therfore, lest any man..falsly and sleyghtly deceyue you of that reward. 1570 J. Foxe Actes & Monumentes (rev. ed.) II. 946/1 So subtlely & sleightly these Catholicque prelates did vse their inquisitions. 1604 T. Wright Passions of Minde (new ed.) iii. iii. 91 If thy enemies would bee reuenged of thee, no fitter meanes they might sleightly use, than [etc.] 1626 in J. Rushworth Hist. Coll. (1659) 281 Certainly the Earl hath not been sleightly deceived. 2. With ready skill, dexterity, or adroitness; by sleight of hand; adroitly, dexterously. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > ability > skill or skilfulness > [adverb] > skilfully or adroitly slylyc1275 sly1370 featly1436 addresslya1500 sleightly?c1510 clean1531 trickly1542 neatlya1547 trick1564 cleanly1583 cleverly1654 clever1664 adroitly1695 adeptly1804 slick1825 shrewdly1851 cleverishly1881 slickly1893 niftily1901 eptly1974 ?c1510 tr. Newe Landes & People founde by Kynge of Portyngale sig. Bi They do all there thynges all sleyghtly. 1548 Hall's Vnion: Henry VIII f. l This spere was massy tymber & yet for al that he..slightely auoyded it to hys great honour. 1581 G. Pettie tr. S. Guazzo Ciuile Conuersat. (1586) iii. 126 Prouided it be done so slightly, and so discreetlie, that the artificial dealing be not seene. 1611 M. Smith in Bible (King James) Transl. Pref. ⁋13 The father of their Church, who gladly would heale the soare of the daughter of his people softly and sleightly. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < adj.c1402adv.c1330
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