slyly

English

Alternative forms

slily

Etymology

From sly +‎ -ly.

Pronunciation

enPR: slīʹ-li, IPA^(key): /ˈslaɪli/
Rhymes: -aɪli

Adverb

slyly (comparative more slyly, superlative most slyly)

(obsolete) Dexterously, skilfully.
- 1485 July 31, Thomas Malory, “(please specify the chapter)”, in [Le Morte Darthur], (please specify the book number), [London]: […] [by William Caxton], OCLC 71490786; republished as H[einrich] Oskar Sommer, editor, Le Morte Darthur […], London: Published by David Nutt, […], 1889, OCLC 890162034:
  , Bk.V:
  He wolde nat abyde uppon no poure man for no maner of thyng—and ever he slow slyly and slypped to another, tylle all were slayne to the numbir of a hondred thousand
In a sly manner, cunningly.

Translations

in a sly manner

Armenian: խորամանկորեն (hy) (xoramankoren)
Estonian: salakavalalt
Finnish: ovelasti (fi)
French: sournoisement (fr)
German: verschmitzt (de), schlau (de)

Italian: astutamente (it), furtivamente (it)
Polish: chytrze
Portuguese: maliciosamente
Spanish: astutamente, arteramente (es)
Swedish: skälmskt

Anagrams

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