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[ slahy-lee ] / ˈslaɪ li / SEE SYNONYMS FOR slyly ON THESAURUS.COM
adverbin a deceitful manner; cunningly: They slyly plot to overthrow us. in a roguish or mischievous way: Some were serious, while others slyly winked at the camera. Origin of slylyFirst recorded 1350–1400 (def. 1); 1835–40 (def. 2); sly + -ly Words nearby slylyslut-shame, slutty, sly, slyboots, sly-grog, slyly, slype, Sm, SMA, smaak, smack Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for slyly“I like the symbolism,” Ware says slyly before reaching for a shopping cart. Pushing for Justice at Walmart|Sally Kohn|December 16, 2013|DAILY BEAST “The world is porous and full of holes…so you just find the cracks,” Austin says slyly. A Most Illegal Adventure with New York City’s Wildest Underground Event Planners|Nina Strochlic|December 16, 2013|DAILY BEAST He was a shy, abrupt, slyly witty, and intensely thoughtful man. Robert Bork, R.I.P.|David Frum|December 19, 2012|DAILY BEAST Leaving the Atocha Station A widely acclaimed debut novel with a slyly self-conscious look at a young poet just passing the time. This Week’s Hot Reads: Nov. 22, 2011|Josh Dzieza|November 23, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Slyly moving past the bushy eye-browed front clerk, I ran upstairs to my mother. For the Love of Pâté|Molly Hannon|January 5, 2011|DAILY BEAST Mr Brass slyly tickles his nose with his pen, and looks at Kit with the water standing in his eyes. The Old Curiosity Shop|Charles Dickens "Perhaps your head is weak, Jack," suggested his father, slyly. Jack's Ward|Horatio Alger, Jr. “You overlooked me merely,” slyly suggested Charles, swinging his stick in the direction of the departed hunters. Mistress Nell|George C. Hazelton, Jr. "But marriage would probably cure her giggling," Witherspoon replied, slyly winking at Henry. She slyly set the best construction on my perfectly commonplace reply. The Legacy of Cain|Wilkie Collins
Words related to slylyshrewdly, cunningly, craftily, foxily, intelligently, secretly, furtively, insidiously, shiftily, stealthily |