Defenition of the word sly

• Defenition of the word sly

  • Intelligent, smart and capable of taking advantage of a situation.
  • 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"
  • 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 Dik"; "a wily old attorney"
  • marked by skill in deception

Synonyms for the word sly

• • clever
  • crafty
  • cunning
  • devious
  • dodgy
  • foxy
  • furtive
  • guileful
  • insidious
  • knavish
  • slick
  • tricksy
  • tricky
  • underhanded
  • wily

Similar words in the sly

• • artful
  • sly
  • slyly
  • slyness
  • slyness's

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