"sleighty" meaning in English

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Adjective

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