sly (redirected from slyer)

sly  (sl)

adj. sli·er (slr) also sly·er, sli·est (slst) also sly·est

1. Adept in craft or cunning.

2. Lacking or marked by a lack of candor.

3. Playfully mischievous; roguish.

Idiom:

on the sly

In a way intended to escape notice: took extra payments on the sly.

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[Middle English sleigh, from Old Norse slgr.]

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slyly adv.

slyness n.

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sly

Adjective

[slyer, slyest] or slier, sliest

1. (of a person's remarks or gestures) indicating that he or she knows something of which other people may be unaware: she had the feeling they were poking sly fun at her

2. secretive and skilled at deception: a sly trickster

3. roguish: sly comedy

4. on the sly secretively: they were smoking on the sly behind the shed [Old Norse slōegr clever]

slyly adv

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

sly - marked by skill in deception; "cunning men often pass for wise"; "deep political machinations"; "a foxy scheme"; "a slick evasive answer"; "sly as a fox"; "tricky Dick"; "a wily old attorney" foxy, guileful, knavish, crafty, tricksy, wily, cunning, dodgy, tricky, slick artful - marked by skill in achieving a desired end especially with cunning or craft; "the artful dodger"; "an artful choice of metaphors"

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sly

adjective 1. roguish, knowing, arch, mischievous, impish

adjective 2. cunning, scheming, devious, secret, clever, subtle, tricky, covert, astute, wily, insidious, crafty, artful, furtive, conniving, Machiavellian, shifty, foxy, underhand, stealthy, guileful << OPPOSITE open

adjective 3. secret, furtive, surreptitious, stealthy, sneaking, covert, clandestine on the sly secretly, privately, covertly, surreptitiously, under the counter (informal) on the quiet, behind (someone's) back, like a thief in the night, underhandedly, on the q.t. (informal)

Translations

sly [slaɪ] adj (= clever) → astuto (= nasty); malicioso

sly [slaɪ] adj [person] → rusé(e); [smile, expression, remark] → sournois(e);

on the sly → en cachette

sly [slaɪ] adj (smile, expression) → wissend;

(remark) → vielsagend;

(person) → schlau, gerissen;

on the sly → heimlich

sly [slaɪ] adj → furbo/a, scaltro/a;

on the sly → di soppiatto

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sly

adj sly [slai]

1 cunning or deceitful He sometimes behaves in rather a sly manner.slinksماكِرхитърzáludnýsnuschlauπονηρός, πανούργοςastuto, tramposo, maliciosokaval, petislikموذيviekassournoisעַרמוּמִיधूर्त, चालाकlukav, prefrigansunyilicikkænn, slóttugurastutoずるい교활한, 간교한gudrus, suktasviltīgs; nodevīgsliciksluwslu, beregnendechytryvelhacovicleanхитрыйprefíkaný, ľstivýzvitlukavknipslug, illmarigซึ่งมีเล่ห์เหลี่ยมhilebaz, tilki gibi狡猾的лукавий, хитрийمکّار، چالاکranh mãnh, quỷ quyệt狡猾的

2 playfully mischievous He made a sly reference to my foolish mistake.speelsخَبيثзакачливzlomyslnýunderfundigverschmitztτσαχπίνικοςtravieso, pícarokelmikasحقهpahankurinenmalinשָׁנוּןछिपाऊ, गोपनशीलvragolast, nestašanravasznakalglettinnallusivoいたずらな짓궂은, 장난기가 있는išdykėliškasdraiskulīgsmenyindirschalksunderfundigszelmowskivelhacorăutăciosлукавыйzlomyseľnýnagajivlukavskälmsk, spjuveraktigซึ่งทำอย่างลับ ๆşakacı, muzip淘氣的，頑皮的іронічний; такий, що добродушно підсміюєтьсяفریب کاری، عیّارtinh nghịch, tinh quái淘气的，顽皮的

adv ˈslyly, *ˈslily

slinksبِمَكْر، بِخُبْثхитроzáludněsnuschlauπονηράmaliciosamentekavalalt, kelmikaltموذيانهviekkaastisournoisementבְּעַרמוּמִיוּתधूर्तता से, चालाकी सेlukavo, vragolastoravaszul, agyafúrtandengan liciklævíslegaastutamente, allusivamenteずるく교활하게gudriaiviltīgidengan liciksluwslu; underfundigchytrzecom ar velhaco(în mod) vicleanхитро; лукавоzlomyseľnezvitolukavoknipslugtอย่างมีเล่ห์เหลี่ยมkurnazca muzipçe狡詐地лукаво, хитроعیاری سےranh mãnh, tinh quái狡诈地

n ˈslyness

slinksheidمَكْر، خُبْثхитростzáludnostsnuheddie Schlauheitπονηριά, πανουργίαmalicia, picardíakavalus, kelmikusشيطنتviekkaussournoiserieעַרמוּמִיוּתचालाकी, धूर्तताlukavost, prefriganostravaszság, sunyiságkelicikankænskaastuziaずるさ교활함gudrumas, suktumasviltīgums; nodevīgumskelicikansluwheidsluhet; underfundighetchytrość, szelmostwovelhacariaviclenieхитрость; лукавствоzlomyseľnosťzvitostlukavostknipslughetความมีเล่ห์เหลี่ยมkurnazlık, muziplik狡詐лукавство, хитрістьعیاریsự ranh mãnh, sự tinh quái狡诈