sly

sly

 (slī)

adj. sli·er (slī′ər), sli·est (slī′ĕst) also sly·er or sly·est

1. Clever or cunning, especially in the practice of deceit.

2. Stealthy or surreptitious: took a sly look at the letter on the table.

3. Playfully mischievous: a sly laugh.

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 slœgr.]

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sly′ly adv.

sly′ness n.

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sly

(slaɪ)

adj, slyer, slyest, slier or sliest

1. crafty; artful: a sly dodge.

2. insidious; furtive: a sly manner.

3. playfully mischievous; roguish: sly humour.

n

on the sly in a secretive manner

[C12: from Old Norse slǣgr clever, literally: able to strike, from slā to slay]

ˈslyly, ˈslily adv

ˈslyness n

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sly

(slaɪ)

adj. sly•er sli•er, sly•est sli•est, adj.

1. cunning or wily.

2. stealthy; surreptitious.

3. mischievous or roguish: sly humor.

n.

4. on the sly, secretly; furtively.

Idiom.

[1175–1225; Middle English sly, sley < Old Norse slŒgr sly, cunning]

sly′ly, adv.

sly′ness, n.

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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, teasing, naughty, mischievous, wicked, impish His lips were spread in a sly smile.

2. cunning, scheming, devious, secret, clever, subtle, tricky, covert, astute, wily, insidious, crafty, artful, furtive, conniving, Machiavellian, shifty, foxy, underhand, stealthy, guileful She is devious, sly and manipulative.
cunning open, direct, frank, straightforward, honest, trustworthy, above-board, artless, ingenuous, guileless

3. secret, furtive, surreptitious, stealthy, sneaking, covert, clandestine They were giving each other sly looks across the room.

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) Was she meeting some guy on the sly?

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sly

adjective

1. Deceitfully clever:

artful, crafty, cunning, foxy, guileful, scheming, sharp, tricky, wily.

2. Trickily secret:

furtive, secretive, sneaking, sneaky, surreptitious.

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Translations

خَبيثكَتُومماكِر

mazanýprohnanýzáludnýzlomyslný

snedigsnuunderfundig

schlauverschmitztausgekochtdurchtriebenlistig

πονηρός

bellacomaliciosotaimado

viekas

rusésournoisartificieuxastucieuxfinaud

prepreden

glettinnkænn, slóttugur

furboscaltroastutodi nascosto

ずるい

교활한

draiskulīgsnodevīgsviltīgs

sluw

slu

przebiegły

dissimulado

хитрый

nagajivzvit

slug

ซึ่งมีเล่ห์เหลี่ยม อย่างฉลาดแกมโกง

hilebazkurnazmuzipşakacıtilki gibi

ranh mãnh

狡猾的顽皮的淘气的

sly

[slaɪ]

A. ADJ (slyer (compar) (slyest (superl)))

1. (= wily) [person] → astuto, taimado
he's a sly one! → ¡es un zorro!

2. (= mischievous) [person] → pícaro, travieso; [look, smile] → pícaro, malicioso

B. N on the sly → a hurtadillas, a escondidas

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

sly

[ˈslaɪ]

adj [person] → rusé(e); [remark, look] → narquois(e)
a sly smile → un sourire sournois

n
on the sly → en cachette

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

sly

adj (+er)

(= cunning) → schlau, gerissen; person, look also → verschlagen

(= mischievous) look, wink → verschmitzt; humour → versteckt

n on the sly → heimlich, still und leise (hum), → ganz heimlich

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

sly

[slaɪ]

1. adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) (wily) → astuto/a, scaltro/a; (secretive) → furtivo/a; (mischievous, trick) → birbone/a; (smile) → sornione/a, malizioso/a

2. n on the sly → di nascosto, di soppiatto

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sly

(slai) adjective

1. cunning or deceitful. He sometimes behaves in rather a sly manner. slinks ماكِر хитър velhaco záludný schlau snu πονηρός, πανούργοςastuto, tramposo, malicioso kaval, petislik موذي ovela sournoisערמומי धूर्त, चालाक lukav, prefrigan sunyi licik kænn, slóttugur astuto ずるい 교활한 gudrus, suktas viltīgs; nodevīgs licik sluwslu, beregnendechytry چالاك، چلباز، ټګ velhaco viclean хитрый prefíkaný, ľstivý zvit lukav knipslug, illmarig ซึ่งมีเล่ห์เหลี่ยม hilebaz, tilki gibi 狡猾的 лукавий, хитрий مکّار، چالاک ranh mãnh, quỷ quyệt 狡猾的

2. playfully mischievous. He made a sly reference to my foolish mistake. speels خَبيث закачлив velhaco zlomyslný verschmitzt underfundig τσαχπίνικος travieso, pícaro kelmikas حقه ilkikurinen malinשנון छिपाऊ, गोपनशील vragolast, nestašan ravasz nakal glettinn allusivo いたずらな 익살맞은 išdykėliškas draiskulīgs menyindir schalksunderfundig szelmowski چلباز velhaco răutăcios лукавый zlomyseľný nagajiv lukav skälmsk, spjuveraktig ขี้เล่น; ซุกซน şakacı, muzip 淘氣的，頑皮的 іронічний; такий, що добродушно підсміюється فریب کاری، عیّار tinh nghịch, tinh quái 淘气的，顽皮的

ˈslyly, ˈslily adverb

slinks بِمَكْر، بِخُبْث хитро com ar velhaco záludně schlau snu πονηράmaliciosamente kavalalt, kelmikalt موذيانه ovelasti sournoisement בְּעַרמוּמִיוּת धूर्तता से, चालाकी से lukavo, vragolasto ravaszul, agyafúrtan dengan licik lævíslega astutamente, allusivamente ずるく 교활하게, 익살스럽게 gudriai viltīgi dengan licik sluwslu; underfundig chytrze په چالاكۍ، په ټګۍ com ar velhaco (în mod) viclean хитро; лукаво zlomyseľne zvito lukavo knipslugt อย่างมีเล่ห์เหลี่ยม kurnazca muzipçe 狡詐地 лукаво, хитро عیاری سے ranh mãnh, tinh quái 狡诈地

ˈslyness noun

slinksheid مَكْر، خُبْث хитрост velhacaria záludnost die Schlauheit snuhed πονηριά, πανουργίαmalicia, picardía kavalus, kelmikus شيطنت oveluus sournoiserieערמומיות चालाकी, धूर्तता lukavost, prefriganost ravaszság, sunyiság kelicikan kænska astuzia ずるさ 교활함, 익살스러움 gudrumas, suktumas viltīgums; nodevīgums kelicikan sluwheidsluhet; underfundighet chytrość, szelmostwo چالاكى، ټګى، چلبازي velhacaria viclenie хитрость; лукавство zlomyseľnosť zvitost lukavost knipslughet ความมีเล่ห์เหลี่ยม kurnazlık, muziplik 狡詐 лукавство, хитрість عیاری sự ranh mãnh, sự tinh quái 狡诈

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sly

→ كَتُوم mazaný snedig listig πονηρός malicioso, taimado viekas rusé prepreden scaltro ずるい 교활한 sluw slu przebiegły dissimulado хитрый slug ซึ่งมีเล่ห์เหลี่ยม อย่างฉลาดแกมโกง kurnaz ranh mãnh 狡猾的

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