English

Pronunciation
IPA|/slaɪ/
rhymes|aɪ

Adjective
en-adj|slier or slyer|sliest or slyest

1. Dexterous in performing an action, so as to escape notice; nimble; skillful; cautious; shrewd; knowing; � in a good sense.
2. Artfully cunning; secretly mischievous; wily.
3. Done with, and marked by, artful and dexterous secrecy; subtle; as, a sly trick.
4. Light or delicate; slight; thin.

Synonyms

artful
cunning
knowing
sharp
mid
shrewd
shifty
sly as a fox
slim
wily

Translations

Arabic: ARchar|ح��� unicode|(ħakím)
Chinese: �� (ji�ohuá)
Dutch: sluw, listig
Finnish: ovela
French: rusé, matois, sournois
German: schlau, listig
Italian: scaltro
mid
Japanese: ��� (zurui)
Korean: ��� (gyohwalhan)
Portuguese: astuto
Russian: �и���й (xítryj)
Spanish: astuto, artero
Swedish: slug, listig

Adverb
sly

1. Slyly.

Swedish

Noun
sv-noun-unc-irreg-n|2=slyet
sly n

1. very young trees, in particular while growing very densely

fa:sly
fr:sly
io:sly
it:sly
ku:sly
hu:sly
ru:sly
fi:sly
sv:sly
ta:sly
te:sly
vi:sly
zh:sly

• 2008-01-01 15:46 - Keene - sly as a fox

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