slily
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- واژهنامه · hFarsi Advanced Version موذيانه ،محيلانه
- واژهنامه · Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary slily adv. variant of slyly sly adj. Pronunciation: ' slī Function: adjective Inflected Form: sli·er or sly·er \ ' slī(-ə)r\ ; sli·est or sly·est \ ' slī-əst\ Etymology: Middle English sleighe, sli, from Old Norse slœgr; akin to Old English slēan to strike ― more at SLAY Date: 13th century 1 chiefly dialect a : wise in practical affairs b : displaying cleverness : INGENIOUS 2 a : clever in concealing one's aims or ends : FURTIVE b : lacking in straightforwardness and candor : DISSEMBLING 3 : lightly mischievous : ROGUISH –sly·ly also sli·ly adverb –sly·ness noun –on the sly : in a manner intended to avoid notice synonyms SLY , CUNNING , CRAFTY , WILY , TRICKY , FOXY , ARTFUL , SLICK mean attaining or seeking to attain one's ends by guileful or devious means. SLY implies furtiveness, lack of candor, and skill in concealing one's aims and methods . CUNNING suggests the inventive use of sometimes limited intelligence in overreaching or circumventing . CRAFTY implies cleverness and subtlety of method . WILY implies skill and deception in maneuvering . TRICKY is more likely to suggest shiftiness and unreliability than skill in deception and maneuvering . FOXY implies a shrewd and wary craftiness usually involving devious dealing . ARTFUL implies indirectness in dealing and often connotes sophistication or cleverness . SLICK emphasizes smoothness and guile sli…