单词 | sly |
释义 | sly —slyly, slily, adv. —slyness, n. /sluy/, adj., slyer or slier, slyest or sliest, n. adj. 1. cunning or wily: sly as a fox. 2. stealthy, insidious, or secret. 3. playfully artful, mischievous, or roguish: sly humor. n. 4. on the sly, secretly; furtively: a tryst on the sly. [1150-1200; ME sly, sley < ON sloegr sly, cunning] Syn. 1. artful, subtle, foxy, crafty, shrewd, astute. 2. surreptitious, furtive, underhand, clandestine. Ant. 1. direct, obvious. |
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