"unsly" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ʌnˈslaɪ/ Forms: more unsly [comparative], most unsly [superlative]
Rhymes: -aɪ Etymology: From Middle English unsly, unslei, unsley, unsleiȝ, unsleȝe, unsleeiȝ, equivalent to un- + sly. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|unsly}} Middle English unsly, {{af|en|un-|sly|id1=negative}} un- + sly Head templates: {{en-adj}} unsly (comparative more unsly, superlative most unsly)
  1. Not sly; lacking slyness
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