sly, cunning, crafty, wily, tricky, foxy, artful, slick mean attaining or seeking to attain one's ends by guileful or devious means. sly implies furtiveness, lack of candor, and skill in concealing one's …

Anyone who makes a sly or fast buck, who seeks to cheat or to deceive must pay the full penalty of the law, and quickly.

Sly Cooper is a series of stealth action-adventure video games created by Sucker Punch Productions and owned by Sony Interactive Entertainment. The series follows the adventures …

If you describe someone as sly, you disapprove of them because they keep their feelings or intentions hidden and are clever at deceiving people.

Define sly. sly synonyms, sly pronunciation, sly translation, English dictionary definition of sly. adj. sli·er , sli·est also sly·er or sly·est 1. Clever or cunning, especially in the practice of deceit. 2. …

Definition of sly adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

Cunning, crafty, or deceitful in a subtle or sneaky manner. "His sly remark revealed his true intentions behind the seemingly innocent conversation." It suggests a cleverness or …

When you're sly, you're crafty, cunning, tricky, and wily. Being sly is being deceitful, though not in the worst way.

sly (slī), adj., sly•er or sli•er, sly•est or sli•est, n. adj. cunning or wily: sly as a fox. stealthy, insidious, or secret. playfully artful, mischievous, or roguish: sly humor. n. on the sly, secretly; …

• I began to dislike her; she looked sly and I felt indignant that she'd spoken to me like that. • He wanted to forget that she was sly and spiteful and malicious.