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单词 slyly
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Definition of slyly in English:

slyly

adverb ˈslʌɪliˈslaɪli
  • 1In a cunning and deceitful or manipulative manner.

    he slyly manipulates votes
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The film is cleverly, almost slyly, political.
    • The great genius behind this storyline was that Ward was slyly biting the hand that fed him.
    • He slyly begins to manipulate the situation by playing Cyrano for both youngsters.
    • During a picnic, she slyly offers to massage his feet.
    • A brief portion featured the pair chattering about the pitfalls of marriage while slyly manoeuvering around a kitchen table.
    • After slyly gaining entrance to the castle and accidentally saving the king from an assassination attempt, he is given prestige and title by the thankful ruler.
    • He uses extremely creative images of the devil and demons in order to slyly subvert our expectations.
    • He slyly let the students' horse loose while they were grinding the corn, forcing them to rush after it, forgetting the meal.
    • The imperious, self-involved mother dotes over her baby girl's hair and slyly inveigles the child to continue with her brilliant career as a shoplifter.
    • Upset over the turn of events, they slyly have her removed from their home, leaving both the maid and the young daughter distraught.
    1. 1.1 In a way that suggests some secret knowledge that may be harmful or embarrassing; knowingly.
      the president smiled slyly, unable to mask a look of triumph
      Example sentencesExamples
      • While the title character holds up a big VHS tape, you can grin slyly, knowing that you're watching this film on glorious DVD.
      • As its slyly punning title suggests, this 1999 documentary is Herzog's tribute to his doppelganger.
      • The mathematician proudly gave his answer, glancing at me slyly out of the corner of his eye, as if he had outdone me in some way.
      • "And among them," he adds, winking slyly, "is an author familiar to you both."
      • She marched right into class, sat down, and slyly waved at all her friends from last year.
      • She lets him do the talking while slyly poking a little fun at him along the way.
      • She laughed, a bit slyly, bending her head to one side.
      • As we roam the streets, they slyly peep at us and challenge us in 20 different guises.
      • He's nodding slyly at the secular sanctity of the pub.
      • His mother looks around slyly, with a little smile on her face.

Rhymes

drily, kylie, Riley, shyly, smiley, Smily, wily, wryly
 
 

Definition of slyly in US English:

slyly

adverbˈslīlēˈslaɪli
  • 1In a cunning and deceitful or manipulative manner.

    he slyly manipulates votes
    Example sentencesExamples
    • After slyly gaining entrance to the castle and accidentally saving the king from an assassination attempt, he is given prestige and title by the thankful ruler.
    • He slyly let the students' horse loose while they were grinding the corn, forcing them to rush after it, forgetting the meal.
    • The great genius behind this storyline was that Ward was slyly biting the hand that fed him.
    • He uses extremely creative images of the devil and demons in order to slyly subvert our expectations.
    • He slyly begins to manipulate the situation by playing Cyrano for both youngsters.
    • The imperious, self-involved mother dotes over her baby girl's hair and slyly inveigles the child to continue with her brilliant career as a shoplifter.
    • During a picnic, she slyly offers to massage his feet.
    • The film is cleverly, almost slyly, political.
    • A brief portion featured the pair chattering about the pitfalls of marriage while slyly manoeuvering around a kitchen table.
    • Upset over the turn of events, they slyly have her removed from their home, leaving both the maid and the young daughter distraught.
    1. 1.1 In a way that suggests some secret knowledge that may be harmful or embarrassing; knowingly.
      the president smiled slyly, unable to mask a look of triumph
      Example sentencesExamples
      • As we roam the streets, they slyly peep at us and challenge us in 20 different guises.
      • The mathematician proudly gave his answer, glancing at me slyly out of the corner of his eye, as if he had outdone me in some way.
      • His mother looks around slyly, with a little smile on her face.
      • She marched right into class, sat down, and slyly waved at all her friends from last year.
      • She laughed, a bit slyly, bending her head to one side.
      • She lets him do the talking while slyly poking a little fun at him along the way.
      • As its slyly punning title suggests, this 1999 documentary is Herzog's tribute to his doppelganger.
      • He's nodding slyly at the secular sanctity of the pub.
      • While the title character holds up a big VHS tape, you can grin slyly, knowing that you're watching this film on glorious DVD.
      • "And among them," he adds, winking slyly, "is an author familiar to you both."
 
 
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