slyly
slyly · more slyly · most slyly
ловко, хитро, искусно
schlau, verschmitzt
In a sly manner, cunninglyIn a sly manner, cunningly.
/ˈslaɪli/
» Tom grinned slyly.
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1 sensesIn a sly manner, cunningly.
verschmitzt, schlau
in an subtle, cunning manner
Examples
10 sentencesTranslations
7 languagesDeutsch
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| Comparative | more slyly Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most slyly |
regular
Synonyms
6 synonymsWord family
1 related wordsRelatedsly
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Adverbs of manner — Because it is an -ly adverb
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.