|
|
Definition of Sly
1. Adjective. Marked by skill in deception. "A wily old attorney"
Similar to: Artful
Derivative terms: Craft, Craftiness, Dodge, Fox, Foxiness, Slickness, Slickness, Slyness, Trick, Trick, Trickiness, Wile, Wiliness
Definition of Sly
1. a. Dexterous in performing an action, so as to escape notice; nimble; skillful; cautious; shrewd; knowing; -- in a good sense.
2. adv. Slyly.
Definition of Sly
1. Adjective. Artfully cunning; secretly mischievous; wily. ¹
2. Adjective. Dexterous in performing an action, so as to escape notice; nimble; skillful; cautious; shrewd; knowing; — in a good sense. ¹
3. Adjective. Done with, and marked by, artful and dexterous secrecy; subtle; as, a sly trick. ¹
4. Adjective. Light or delicate; slight; thin. ¹
5. Adverb. Slyly. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Sly
1. crafty [adj SLIER, SLIEST or SLYER, SLYEST] : SLYLY [adv] - See also: crafty
Medical Definition of Sly
1.
1. Dexterous in performing an action, so as to escape notice; nimble; skillful; cautious; shrewd; knowing; in a good sense. "Be ye sly as serpents, and simple as doves." (Wyclif (Matt. X. 16)) "Whom graver age And long experience hath made wise and sly." (Fairfax)
2. Artfully cunning; secretly mischievous; wily. "For my sly wiles and subtle craftiness, The litle of the kingdom I possess." (Spenser)
3. Done with, and marked by, artful and dexterous secrecy; subtle; as, a sly trick. "Envy works in a sly and imperceptible manner." (I. Watts)
4. Light or delicate; slight; thin. By the sly, or On the sly, in a sly or secret manner. "Gazed on Hetty's charms by the sly." .
Lexicographical Neighbors of Sly
Other Resources:
Basque