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sly

/slaɪ/

slyadjective

slier

Comp.

sliest

Super.

/slaɪ/

Translations

хитрый

The sly fox managed to escape the trap.

Хитрая лиса сумела избежать ловушки.

коварный

He gave her a sly smile, knowing he had a secret.

Он подарил ей коварную улыбку, зная, что у него есть секрет.

Additional translations

лукавый

изворотливый

ухищренный

Definitions

Clever and cunning, especially in a deceitful or tricky way.

The sly fox managed to outwit the hunters and escape into the forest.

Playfully mischievous or roguishly knowing, suggesting possession of a secret.

She gave him a sly smile, hinting that she knew more than she was letting on.

Secretive or stealthy in behavior or actions.

With a sly glance, he slipped the note into her hand without anyone noticing.

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slyadverb

/slaɪ/

Informal usage, chiefly in the phrase "on the sly", meaning "secretly".

Definitions

Archaic or dialect: secretly; in a surreptitious or clandestine manner.

They slipped out sly to avoid waking the others.

Synonyms