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sly
adjective /slaɪ/ (slyer, slyest)Definition
› deceiving people in a clever way in order to get what you want: He's a sly old devil - I wouldn't trust him with my money.Secrecy and privacy › [before noun] seeming to know secrets: "You'll find out eventually," said Mary with a sly smile.Secrecy and privacy slyly
/ˈslaɪ.li/ adverb › She grinned slyly and refused to tell me where the money came from.Secrecy and privacy slyness
/ˈslaɪ.nəs/ noun [U] Secrecy and privacy
(Definition of sly adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- anonymity noun
- anonymous adjective
- backroom noun
- backstage adjective, adverb
- be none of sb's business idiom
- covert adjective
- covertly adverb
- coy adjective (SECRET)
- crypto- prefix
- dead men tell no tales idiom
- mum adjective
- my lips are sealed idiom
- off the record idiom
- off-message adverb, adjective
- official secret noun
- trade secret noun
- ulterior adjective
- under the table idiom
- under wraps idiom
- undisclosed adjective
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