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sly

/slaɪ/adjective1 syllable

Sly means: marked by skill in deception.

Synonyms for sly20

adjective, as in marked by skill in deception

crafty, cunning, dodgy, foxy, guileful, knavish, slick, tricksy, tricky, wily, artful

also used for sly

nimble, skillful, cautious, shrewd, knowing, sharp, shifty, slim, sly as a fox

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What does sly mean?1

adjective

1

marked by skill in deception“cunning men often pass for wise”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with sly?60

three syllables

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All 60 rhymes for sly, grouped by syllable

Sly in a sentence

  • I don't like him because he is sly as a fox.CM
  • She looked at me with a sly smile on her face.Hikaru
  • He was seen having a piece of cake on the sly.sundown
  • He was seen eating a piece of cake on the sly.sundown
  • I don't like him because he's as sly as a fox.CK
  • I know him. He's a sly, insolent guy.AlanF_US
  • He appears sly on the surface.unknown
  • He is a sly old dog.Mofli

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Forms of sly

as a adjective

comparative
slier
superlative
sliest