Definition of sly Sly
/slajˈ/ - [slay] - sly
We found 14 definitions of sly from 6 different sources.
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What does sly mean?
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| 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" | ||
| crafty, cunning, dodgy, foxy, guileful, knavish, slick, tricksy, tricky, wily | ||
| 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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Wiktionary 
- sly (Adverb)
Slyly. - sly (Adjective)
Artfully cunning; secretly mischievous; wily. - sly (Adjective)
Dexterous in performing an action, so as to escape notice; nimble; skillful; cautious; shrewd; knowing; — in a good sense. - sly (Adjective)
Done with, and marked by, artful and dexterous secrecy; subtle; as, a sly trick. - sly (Adjective)
Light or delicate; slight; thin.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- sly (v. t.)
Dexterous in performing an action, so as to escape notice; nimble; skillful; cautious; shrewd; knowing; -- in a good sense. - sly (v. t.)
Artfully cunning; secretly mischievous; wily. - sly (v. t.)
Done with, and marked by, artful and dexterous secrecy; subtle; as, a sly trick. - sly (v. t.)
Light or delicate; slight; thin. - sly (adv.)
Slyly.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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sly
Intelligent, smart and capable of taking advantage of a situation.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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sly
slī, adj. dexterous in doing anything so as to be unobserved: cunning: wily: secret: done with artful dexterity: illicit.—n. Sly′boots, a sly or cunning person or animal.—advs. Sly′ly, Slī′ly.—ns. Sly′ness, Slī′ness.—On the sly, slyly, secretly. [Prob. from Ice. slæg-r; cf. Ger. schlau.]
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