sly

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see also: Sly

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Etymology

From Middle English sly, sley, sleigh, sleiȝ, from Old Norse slǿgr, from Proto-Germanic *slōgiz, from Proto-Indo-European *slak-.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /slaɪ/

Adjective

sly (comparative slyer, superlative slyest)

1. Artfully cunning; secretly mischievous; wily.
2. (having a positive connotation) Dexterous in performing an action, so as to escape notice

   Synonyms: nimble, skillful, cautious, shrewd

3. Done with, and marked by, artful and dexterous secrecy; subtle

   a sly trick

4. Light or delicate; slight; thin.

Synonyms

• artful
• cunning
• knowing
• sharp
• crafty
• shrewd
• shifty
• sly as a fox
• slim
• wily
• See also Thesaurus:wily

Translations

• French: sournois, malin, rusé, matois
• German: schlau, gerissen, listig, verschmitzt
• Italian: furbo, sornione
• Portuguese: esperto, astuto, manhoso
• Russian: хи́трый
• Spanish: astuto, pillo, listo

Translations

• French: espiègle
• Italian: sornione, subdolo
• Russian: ло́вкий
• Spanish: habilidoso

Translations

• Italian: furtivo
• Russian: иску́сный

Adverb

sly

1. Slyly.

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Sly

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Proper noun

1. A male given name.

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