Sly, cunning, crafty, wily, tricky, foxy, artful, slick mean attaining or seeking to attain one's ends by guileful or devious means Being sly helps you get away with things. Sly implies furtiveness, lack of candor, and skill in concealing one's aims and methods.
She thought that by being sly, she could fool people People who are sly are good at pulling one over on other people A cat can be a very sly animal.
Sly synonyms, sly pronunciation, sly translation, english dictionary definition of sly Sli·er , sli·est also sly·er or sly·est 1 Clever or cunning, especially in the practice of deceit Took a sly look at.
Definition of sly adjective in oxford advanced learner's dictionary Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more. Sly (slī), adj., sly•er or sli•er, sly•est or sli•est, n Playfully artful, mischievous, or roguish
Clever or cunning, especially in the practice of deceit. When you're sly, you're crafty, cunning, tricky, and wily Being sly is being deceitful, though not in the worst way If you're good at lying, you're quite sly
