slyly
1Slyly — Sly ly, adv. In a sly manner; shrewdly; craftily. [1913 Webster] Honestly and slyly he it spent. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] …
2slyly — adverb /ˈslaɪli/ In a sly manner, cunningly. He wolde nat abyde uppon no poure man for no maner of thyng – and ever he slow slyly and slypped to another, tylle all were slayne to the numbir of a hondred thousand [...] …
3slyly — adv. Slyly is used with these verbs: ↑ask, ↑grin, ↑smile, ↑wink …
4slyly — sly ► ADJECTIVE (slyer, slyest) 1) having a cunning and deceitful nature. 2) (of a remark, glance, or expression) insinuating. 3) (of an action) surreptitious. ● on the sly Cf. ↑on the sly …
5slyly — adverb see sly …
6slyly — See sly. * * * …
7slyly — (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. cleverly, stealthily, shrewdly, foxily, meanly, secretly, cunningly, intelligently, with downcast eyes, on the quiet, furtively …
8slyly — adv. Cok. 156. Rel. Ant. ii. p. 176 …
9slyly — adv. cunningly, craftily, guilefully; stealthily, secretively; mischievously, playfully …
10slyly — ad. Craftily, cunningly, insidiously …
