SLY


Meaning of SLY in English

adj. 25B6; adjective

she's rather sly : CUNNING, crafty, clever, wily, artful, guileful, tricky, scheming, devious, deceitful, duplicitous, dishonest, underhand, sneaky; archaic subtle.

a sly grin : ROGUISH, mischievous, impish, playful, wicked, arch, knowing.

she took a sly sip of water : SURREPTITIOUS, furtive, stealthy, covert.

25A0; on the sly IN SECRET, secretly, furtively, surreptitiously, covertly, clandestinely, on the quiet, behind someone's back.

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