sly 音标拼音: [sl'ɑɪ]
a . 狡猾的,诡密的,淘气的,偷偷摸摸的
狡猾的,诡密的,淘气的,偷偷摸摸的
sly adj 1 :
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 " [
synonym : {
crafty }, {
cunning }, {
dodgy },
{
foxy }, {
guileful }, {
knavish }, {
slick }, {
sly }, {
tricksy },
{
tricky }, {
wily }]
Sly \
Sly \,
a . [
Compar . {
Slier }
or {
Slyer };
superl . {
Sliest }
or {
Slyest }.] [
OE .
sli ,
slegh ,
sleih ,
Icel .
sl ?
gr ,
for sl ?
gr ;
akin to Sw .
slug ,
Dan .
slu ,
LG .
slou ,
G .
schlau ;
probably to E .
slay ,
v .
t .;
cf .
G .
verschlagen sly .
See {
Slay },
v .
t .,
and cf . {
Sleight }.]
1 .
Dexterous in performing an action ,
so as to escape notice ;
nimble ;
skillful ;
cautious ;
shrewd ;
knowing ; --
in a good sense .
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Be ye sly as serpents ,
and simple as doves . --
Wyclif (
Matt .
x .
16 ).
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Whom graver age And long experience hath made wise and sly .
--
Fairfax .
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2 .
Artfully cunning ;
secretly mischievous ;
wily .
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For my sly wiles and subtle craftiness ,
The litle of the kingdom I possess . --
Spenser .
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3 .
Done with ,
and marked by ,
artful and dexterous secrecy ;
subtle ;
as ,
a sly trick .
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Envy works in a sly and imperceptible manner . --
I .
Watts .
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4 .
Light or delicate ;
slight ;
thin . [
Obs .]
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{
By the sly },
or {
On the sly },
in a sly or secret manner .
[
Colloq .] "
Gazed on Hetty '
s charms by the sly ." --
G .
Eliot .
{
Sly goose } (
Zool .),
the common sheldrake ; --
so named from its craftiness .
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Syn :
Cunning ;
crafty ;
subtile ;
wily .
See {
Cunning }.
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Sly \
Sly \,
adv .
Slyly . [
Obs .
or Poetic ] --
Spenser .
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98 Moby Thesaurus words for "
sly ":
Byzantine ,
Machiavellian ,
Machiavellic ,
acute ,
adroit ,
arch ,
artful ,
astute ,
back -
door ,
backstairs ,
cagey ,
calculating ,
canny ,
clandestine ,
clever ,
covert ,
crafty ,
creep ,
crooked ,
cunning ,
cute ,
deceitful ,
deep ,
deep -
laid ,
designing ,
devious ,
dexterous ,
diplomatic ,
dishonest ,
disingenuous ,
downy ,
feline ,
foxy ,
furtive ,
guileful ,
gumshoe ,
hidlings ,
hole -
and -
corner ,
hugger -
mugger ,
ingenious ,
insidious ,
inventive ,
knowing ,
lurk ,
masterful ,
pawky ,
politic ,
predatory ,
privy ,
quiet ,
ready ,
resourceful ,
scheming ,
serpentine ,
shady ,
sharp ,
shifty ,
shrewd ,
skulk ,
skulking ,
slick ,
slide ,
slim ,
slink ,
slinking ,
slinky ,
slippery ,
smart ,
smooth ,
snake ,
snaky ,
sneaking ,
sneaky ,
snook ,
sophistical ,
steal ,
stealthy ,
strategic ,
subtile ,
subtle ,
supple ,
surreptitious ,
tactical ,
trickish ,
tricksy ,
tricky ,
under -
the -
counter ,
under -
the -
table ,
undercover ,
underground ,
underhand ,
underhanded ,
unfrank ,
unobtrusive ,
unscrupulous ,
vulpine ,
wary ,
wily
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SLY Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster sly, cunning, crafty, wily, tricky, foxy, artful, slick mean attaining or seeking to attain one's ends by guileful or devious means sly implies furtiveness, lack of candor, and skill in concealing one's aims and methods
SLY | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary She thought that by being sly, she could fool people A cat can be a very sly animal
SLY definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary If you describe someone as sly, you disapprove of them because they keep their feelings or intentions hidden and are clever at deceiving people
SLY Definition Meaning | Dictionary. com Sly definition: cunning or wily See examples of SLY used in a sentence
Sly - definition of sly by The Free Dictionary Define sly sly synonyms, sly pronunciation, sly translation, English dictionary definition of sly adj sli·er , sli·est 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
sly adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage . . . Definition of sly adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more
sly - WordReference. com Dictionary of English sly (slī), adj , sly•er or sli•er, sly•est or sli•est, n adj cunning or wily: sly as a fox stealthy, insidious, or secret playfully artful, mischievous, or roguish: sly humor n on the sly, secretly; furtively: a tryst on the sly