Sly - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |slaɪ|  American pronunciation of the word sly
Brit.  |slaɪ|  British pronunciation of the word sly

adjective

- marked by skill in deception (syn: crafty, cunning, dodgy, foxy, guileful, knavish, slick, tricksy, tricky, wily)
sly as a fox

Extra examples

...the movie pairs a sly, dissembling ex-con with an upstanding, straight-arrow cop...

...why, you sly fellow! I had no idea you were planning my birthday party...

Word forms

adjective
comparative: slier
superlative: sliest
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