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 …

She thought that by being sly, she could fool people. A cat can be a very sly animal.

If you describe someone as sly, you disapprove of them because they keep their feelings or intentions hidden and are clever at deceiving people.

Definition of sly adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

Sly definition: cunning or wily.. See examples of SLY used in a sentence.

Define sly. sly synonyms, sly pronunciation, sly translation, English dictionary definition of sly. adj. sli·er , sli·est also sly·er or sly·est 1. Clever or cunning, especially in the practice of deceit. 2. …

Cunning, crafty, or deceitful in a subtle or sneaky manner. "His sly remark revealed his true intentions behind the seemingly innocent conversation." It suggests a cleverness or …

sly (slī), adj., sly•er or sli•er, sly•est or sli•est, n. adj. cunning or wily: sly as a fox. stealthy, insidious, or secret. playfully artful, mischievous, or roguish: sly humor. n. on the sly, secretly; …

• I began to dislike her; she looked sly and I felt indignant that she'd spoken to me like that. • He wanted to forget that she was sly and spiteful and malicious.

Some common synonyms of sly are artful, crafty, cunning, foxy, slick, tricky, and wily. While all these words mean "attaining or seeking to attain one's ends by guileful or devious means," sly …