meaning of sly
1. Dexterous in performing an action, so as to escape notice; nimble; skillful; cautious; shrewd; knowing; -- in a good sense.
2. Artfully cunning; secretly mischievous; wily.
3. Done with, and marked by, artful and dexterous secrecy; subtle; as, a sly trick.
4. Light or delicate; slight; thin.
5. Slyly.
6. marked by skill in deception; "cunning men often pass for wise"; "deep political machinations"; "a foxy scheme"; "a slick evasive answer"; "sly as a fox"; "tricky Dik"; "a wily old
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