Sly - English meaning

adjective

Clever or skilful, especially in a crafty or cunning way.

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Her artful wiles

adjective

Intelligent and skillful, esp. in persuading, sometimes without being completely honest

Usage examples:

His politics was an artful blend of high-minded patriotism and malicious gossip about his opponents…

adjective

Acting in a scheming and ruthlessly determined way.

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He was a coolly calculating, ruthless man

verb

Determine (the amount or number of something) mathematically.

Usage examples:

The program can calculate the number of words that will fit in the space available

adjective

Using other people or situations as a way to get something you want, esp. in a selfish or secret way

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The letter reveals a very calculating young man who had always sought a career in politics.

adjective

Quick to understand, learn, and devise or apply ideas; intelligent.

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She was an extremely clever and studious young woman

adjective

Having or showing a quick intelligence in doing something or in persuading people to do something

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It was certainly a clever ad and got a lot of attention., did you notice how she cleverly avoided a…

adjective

Given to or involved in conspiring to do something immoral, illegal, or harmful.

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A heartless and conniving person

verb

Secretly allow (something immoral, illegal, or harmful) to occur.

Usage examples:

I did not connive in the production of these documents

adjective

Planning secretly, esp. in doing something wrong

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A cold, conniving man

adjective

Clever at achieving one's aims by indirect or deceitful methods.

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A crafty crook faked an injury to escape from prison

adjective

Skillful in argument but likely to be dishonest

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A crafty lawyer

adjective

Having or showing skill in achieving one's ends by deceit or evasion.

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A cunning look came into his eyes

noun

Skill in achieving one's ends by deceit.

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A statesman to whom cunning had come as second nature

adjective

Skillful in planning and ready to deceive people in order to get what you want

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A cunning scheme, they made their way safely back through enemy territory by stealth and cunning.

adjective

Guilty of or involving deceit; deceiving or misleading others.

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A deceitful politician

adjective

Marked by deliberate deceptiveness

adjective

Acting in a calculating, deceitful way.

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A designing little minx

verb

Decide upon the look and functioning of (a building, garment, or other object), by making a detailed drawing of it.

Usage examples:

A number of architectural students were designing a factory

adjective

Showing a skilful use of underhand tactics to achieve goals.

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He's as devious as a politician needs to be

adjective

Using indirect ways to get what you want, esp. without showing your real purpose

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Devious methods, they went by a devious route.

adjective

Using indirect ways to get what you want, especially without showing your real purpose

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Officials called the company 'devious and underhand'., management seems to have acted deviously and…

adjective

Behaving or prone to behave in an untrustworthy, deceitful, or insincere way.

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He was a dishonest hypocrite prepared to exploit his family

adjective

Not honest

Usage examples:

He’s been dishonest with us, and i’ll never trust him again.

adjective

Not candid or sincere, typically by pretending that one knows less about something than one really does.

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He was being somewhat disingenuous as well as cynical

adjective

Slightly dishonest; not speaking the complete truth

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A disingenuous compliment

adjective

Deceitful.

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A duplicitous philanderer

adjective

Involving duplicity

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A duplicitous traitor/spy/politician

adjective

Having or showing sly or cunning intelligence.

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A supremely guileful and deceptive politician

adjective

Using cleverness in order to deceive someone or get what you want

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We could see that john's guileful smile and flattering talk were a disguise, and that he was really…

noun

Macaroni.

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His daily yearning for mac and cheese

noun

A mackintosh.

Usage examples:

This can only mean that martine mccutcheon must own a burberry mac too, hence minus points.

noun

A type of personal computer.

Usage examples:

I have been developing software for the mac for over 20 years.

adjective

Exercising unscrupulous control or influence over a person or situation.

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She was sly, selfish, and manipulative

adjective

Tending to influence or control someone or something to your advantage, often without anyone knowing it

Usage examples:

He is resourceful, smart, skillful, ingenious, and savvy, but he also can be manipulative.

adjective

Given to or involved in making secret and underhand plans.

Usage examples:

They had mean, scheming little minds

noun

The activity or practice of making secret and underhand plans.

Usage examples:

His own colleagues accused him of scheming

verb

Make plans, especially in a devious way or with intent to do something illegal or wrong.

adjective

Furtive; sly.

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Sneaky, underhand tactics

adjective

(of a task, problem, etc.) requiring care and skill because difficult or awkward.

Usage examples:

Applying eyeliner can be a tricky business

adjective

(of a piece of work or a problem) difficult to deal with and needing careful attention or skill

Usage examples:

Removing scar tissue can be a very tricky operation., he’s a tricky fellow – you can’t always trust…

adjective

Acting or done in a secret or dishonest way.

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Underhand dealings

adjective

(done) by moving the arm from back to front with the hand below shoulder level and with the inner part of the hand facing forward

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An underhand toss

adjective

Done secretly, and sometimes dishonestly, in order to achieve an advantage

Usage examples:

This is an underhand attempt to resume commercial whaling., insurers have been accused of using und…

adjective

Not able to be relied on as honest or truthful.

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Thomas considered her to be devious and untrustworthy

adjective

Skilled at gaining an advantage, especially deceitfully.

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His wily opponents

adjective

Quick to think of things, having a very good understanding of situations and possibilities, and often willing to use tricks to achieve an aim

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A wily hunter