Meaning

1 senses
  1. In a sly manner, cunningly.

    verschmitzt, schlau

    in an subtle, cunning manner

Examples

10 sentences
  1. Tom grinned slyly.

  2. The innkeeper grinned slyly.

    ruТрактирщик лукаво улыбнулся. — odexed

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  3. He whispered slyly to me.

  4. Daniel smiled slyly to himself.

  5. He grinned slyly.

    ruОн лукаво ухмыльнулся. — marafon

Translations

7 languages
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By meaning 1
in a sly manner:

Origin

From Middle English sleighly; equivalent to sly + -ly.

From Middle English sleighly; equivalent to sly + -ly.

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Forms

more slyly, most slyly
Comparativemore slyly Lesson
Superlativemost slyly

regular

Synonyms

6 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

1 related words
Relatedsly

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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