"slyly" meaning in English

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Adverb

IPA: /ˈslaɪli/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-slyly.wav Forms: more slyly [comparative], most slyly [superlative]
enPR: slīʹ-li Rhymes: -aɪli Etymology: From Middle English sleighly; equivalent to sly + -ly. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|sleighly}} Middle English sleighly, {{suffix|en|sly|ly}} sly + -ly Head templates: {{en-adv}} slyly (comparative more slyly, superlative most slyly)
  1. In a sly manner, cunningly. Synonyms: slily Translations (in a sly manner): խորամանկորեն (xoramankoren) (Armenian), salakavalalt (Estonian), ovelasti (Finnish), sournoisement (French), verschmitzt (German), schlau (German), astutamente (Italian), furtivamente (Italian), vafrē (Latin), sleighly (Middle English), sleightely (Middle English), chytrze (Polish), maliciosamente (Portuguese), cu viclenie (Romanian), astutamente (Spanish), arteramente (Spanish), skälmskt (Swedish), kurnazca (Turkish)

Alternative forms

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