"sleightly" meaning in All languages combined

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Adverb [English]

Forms: more sleightly [comparative], most sleightly [superlative]
Etymology: Inherited from Middle English sleightely; equivalent to sleight + -ly. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|en|enm|sleightely|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle English sleightely, {{inh+|en|enm|sleightely}} Inherited from Middle English sleightely, {{suffix|en|sleight|ly}} sleight + -ly Head templates: {{en-adv}} sleightly (comparative more sleightly, superlative most sleightly)
  1. (obsolete) With cunning. Tags: obsolete

Adverb [Middle English]

Head templates: {{head|enm|adverb}} sleightly
  1. Alternative form of sleightely Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: sleightely
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