sly English

Meaning sly meaning

What does sly mean?

sly

— adjective (= cunning, foxy, slick, tricky, wily) 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

Synonyms sly synonyms

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sly English » English

cunning

crafty

wily

shrewd

tricky

clever

foxy

astute

artful

smart

sharp

dodgy

canny

skillful

shifty

nimble

devious

cautious

calculating

cagey

sneaky

slick

dishonest

deceitful

knavish

guileful

underhanded

furtive

arch

vulpine

underhand

tricksy

treacherous

subtle

slim

secretive

scheming

resourceful

pawky

mischievous

leery

insidious

fraudulent

evasive

be sly

be clever

wry

wise

waggish

unreliable

Topics sly topics

What do people use sly to talk about?

Language and thought Think Mind

Intelligent

• What words describe someone who thinks well?
  intelligent brainy bright brilliant capable clever crafty discerning educated ingenious insightful keen knowledgeable learned literate perceptive philosophical profound rational scholarly sharp shrewd sly smart sophisticated sound wily have a lot of sense have a high IQ

Social behavior Behavior Honest

Dishonest

• What words describe someone who does not tell the truth?
  dishonest lying devious sly untrustworthy sneaky unscrupulous have no scruples corrupt crooked

Examples sly examples

How do I use sly in a sentence?

Simple sentences

I don't like him because he is sly as a fox.

He is a sly fox.

She looked at me with a sly smile on her face.

You're too trusting in your infatuation, Tom. Maria is as sly as a fox.

I know him. He's a sly, insolent guy.

Movie subtitles

Doing things on sly until now.

You're a sly one.

You're quite the sly fox.

Mishka's sly and stupid, while Yakov's just one of your milksops.

He's very sly!

How sly.

Hey, Staefel, you sly old dog. did you know about this?

Only the politicians, the Yids and some Russians, bribed by that sly English queen, do their best to tear the thread wherever they can.

Do you think that I'd put your sly and sinister brain into the body of a giant?

Are you meeting Dan Cutler on the sly?

He is such a sly, little devil, isn't he? Bringing us back together with sweet music.

Look at that sly little devil!

Would Your Honor instruct counsel. to refrain from these sly and feminine hints?

Max, you sly puss.

The sly old dog!

Where's that sly fox?

The sly dogs!

That's a sly use of psychology to sway the jury.

The old Queen's a sly one, full of witchcraft.

Why, you sly little fox, you. This settles a question that's been on my mind from the beginning.

This was your doing, you sly beast.

He is such a sly, little devil, isn't he?

The editor's a sly fox!

Doing things on sly until now. is that what tied your lives together?

Good night, Preysing. You're a sly one.

But I won't do anything on the sly.

It's elegant people.. they eat on the sly.

You are not strong, you are sly, cunning.

You sly puss.

But Lulla's a sly one.

Ha, sly fox!

Cannot a plain man live and think no harm. but thus his simple truth must be abused. by silken, sly, insinuating Jacks?

You're a sly one 'cause of the school.

Then she come along, started seeing 'im on the sly.