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slyly

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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.
[Middle English sleigh, from Old Norse slgr.]
slyly adv.
slyness n.
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Adv.1.slylyslyly - in an artful manner; "he craftily arranged to be there when the decision was announced"; "had ever circumstances conspired so cunningly?"
craftily, foxily, knavishly, trickily, cunningly, artfully
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slyly [ˈslaɪlɪ] adv → astutamente; taimadamente
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His master therefore was tired of keeping him and began to think of putting an end to him; but the ass, who saw that some mischief was in the wind, took himself slyly off, and began his journey towards the great city, 'For there,' thought he, 'I may turn musician.
Fairy Tales by Grimm, Jacob and Wilhelm View in context
After a very brief silence, the merry-faced gentleman sent round the punch, and glancing slyly at the fastidious lady, who seemed desperately apprehensive that he was going to relate something improper, began
The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby by Dickens, Charles View in context
He was very pert and lively, and hopped about so close to her feet, and put his head on one side and looked at her so slyly that she asked Ben Weatherstaff a question.
The Secret Garden by Burnett, Frances Hodgson View in context
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