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sly
sly S0487700 (slī)adj. sli·er (slī′ər), sli·est (slī′ĕst) 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 the letter on the table.3. Playfully mischievous: a sly laugh.Idiom: on the sly In a way intended to escape notice: took extra payments on the sly.
[Middle English sleigh, from Old Norse slœgr.]
sly′ly adv.sly′ness n.sly (slaɪ) adj, slyer, slyest, slier or sliest1. crafty; artful: a sly dodge. 2. insidious; furtive: a sly manner. 3. playfully mischievous; roguish: sly humour. non the sly in a secretive manner[C12: from Old Norse slǣgr clever, literally: able to strike, from slā to slay] ˈslyly, ˈslily adv ˈslyness nsly (slaɪ)
adj. sly•er sli•er, sly•est sli•est, adj. 1. cunning or wily. 2. stealthy; surreptitious. 3. mischievous or roguish: sly humor. n. 4. on the sly, secretly; furtively. Idiom. [1175–1225; Middle English sly, sley < Old Norse slŒgr sly, cunning] sly′ly, adv. sly′ness, n. Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | sly - marked by skill in deception; "cunning men often pass for wise"; "deep political machinations"; "a foxy scheme"; "a slick evasive answer"; "sly as a fox"; "tricky Dick"; "a wily old attorney"foxy, guileful, knavish, crafty, tricksy, wily, cunning, dodgy, tricky, slickartful - marked by skill in achieving a desired end especially with cunning or craft; "the artful dodger"; "an artful choice of metaphors" |
slyadjective1. roguish, knowing, arch, teasing, naughty, mischievous, wicked, impish His lips were spread in a sly smile.2. cunning, scheming, devious, secret, clever, subtle, tricky, covert, astute, wily, insidious, crafty, artful, furtive, conniving, Machiavellian, shifty, foxy, underhand, stealthy, guileful She is devious, sly and manipulative.
cunning open, direct, frank, straightforward, honest, trustworthy, above-board, artless, ingenuous, guileless3. secret, furtive, surreptitious, stealthy, sneaking, covert, clandestine They were giving each other sly looks across the room.on the sly secretly, privately, covertly, surreptitiously, under the counter (informal), on the quiet, behind (someone's) back, like a thief in the night, underhandedly, on the q.t. (informal) Was she meeting some guy on the sly?slyadjective1. Deceitfully clever:artful, crafty, cunning, foxy, guileful, scheming, sharp, tricky, wily.2. Trickily secret:furtive, secretive, sneaking, sneaky, surreptitious.Translationssly (slai) adjective1. cunning or deceitful. He sometimes behaves in rather a sly manner. 狡猾的 狡猾的2. playfully mischievous. He made a sly reference to my foolish mistake. 淘氣的，頑皮的 淘气的，顽皮的 ˈslyly, ˈslily adverb 狡詐地 狡诈地ˈslyness noun 狡詐 狡诈sly
a sly dogSomeone who, through cunning, devious, or dishonest means, achieves a fortuitous outcome. What a sly dog, he managed to get a copy of the test so he could memorize the answers ahead of time!See also: dog, slyon the slySecretly; in a clandestine or furtive manner. Even though he said he'd quit smoking, he still kept up the habit on the sly. The senator had been taking bribes from lobbyists on the sly for years before he was caught.See also: on, sly(as) sly as a foxExceptionally clever, cunning, or shrewd, especially in devious or underhanded ways. He thought he was being sly as a fox in the way he had been skimming money from the cash registers, but management caught up with him eventually. The novel centers around the cat-and-mouse chase between a police detective and a thief who is as sly as a fox. She may come off as nothing but smiles and sunshine, but trust me—she's sly as a fox!See also: fox, slyon the slyFig. secretly and deceptively. She was stealing little bits of money on the sly. Martin was having an affair with the maid on the sly.See also: on, sly*sly as a fox and *cunning as a foxCliché smart and clever. (*Also: as ~.) My nephew is as sly as a fox. You have to be cunning as a fox to outwit me.See also: fox, slyon the slyFurtively, secretly, as in She's always eating cookies on the sly. The adjective sly, which means "cunning" or "crafty," is here used as a noun. [c. 1800] See also: on, slydo something on the ˈsly do something secretly: She didn’t seem to have much appetite for dinner. I wonder if she’s been eating chocolates on the sly? OPPOSITE: (out) in(to) the openSee also: on, sly, somethingon the sly mod. secretly and deceptively. She was stealing little bits of money on the sly. See also: on, slysly mod. excellent; cool. That is really a sly jacket you got there. on the sly In a way intended to escape notice: took extra payments on the sly.See also: on, slyon the slySecretly, furtively. This early-nineteenth-century term appeared in a letter of John Keats’s (1818): “It might have been a good joke to pour on the sly bottle after bottle into a washing tub.” It remains current. See also: on, slySly
Sly (slī), William S., 20th-century U.S. physician. See: Sly syndrome. SLY
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Synonyms for slyadj roguishSynonyms- roguish
- knowing
- arch
- teasing
- naughty
- mischievous
- wicked
- impish
adj cunningSynonyms- cunning
- scheming
- devious
- secret
- clever
- subtle
- tricky
- covert
- astute
- wily
- insidious
- crafty
- artful
- furtive
- conniving
- Machiavellian
- shifty
- foxy
- underhand
- stealthy
- guileful
Antonyms- open
- direct
- frank
- straightforward
- honest
- trustworthy
- above-board
- artless
- ingenuous
- guileless
adj secretSynonyms- secret
- furtive
- surreptitious
- stealthy
- sneaking
- covert
- clandestine
phrase on the slySynonyms- secretly
- privately
- covertly
- surreptitiously
- under the counter
- on the quiet
- behind (someone's) back
- like a thief in the night
- underhandedly
- on the q.t.
Synonyms for slyadj deceitfully cleverSynonyms- artful
- crafty
- cunning
- foxy
- guileful
- scheming
- sharp
- tricky
- wily
adj trickily secretSynonyms- furtive
- secretive
- sneaking
- sneaky
- surreptitious
Synonyms for slyadj marked by skill in deceptionSynonyms- foxy
- guileful
- knavish
- crafty
- tricksy
- wily
- cunning
- dodgy
- tricky
- slick
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