Definition of sly

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Sly (v. t.) Dexterous in performing an action, so as to escape notice; nimble; skillful; cautious; shrewd; knowing; -- in a good sense..

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Voluntarily :: Voluntarily (adv.) In a voluntary manner; of one's own will; spontaneously.
Contemptuously :: Contemptuously (adv.) In a contemptuous manner; with scorn or disdain; despitefully.
Estrapade :: Estrapade (n.) The action of a horse, when, to get rid of his rider, he rears, plunges, and kicks furiously..
Defluxion :: Defluxion (n.) A discharge or flowing of humors or fluid matter, as from the nose in catarrh; -- sometimes used synonymously with inflammation..
Pour :: Pour (v. i.) To flow, pass, or issue in a stream, or as a stream; to fall continuously and abundantly; as, the rain pours; the people poured out of the theater..
Dichastic :: Dichastic (a.) Capable of subdividing spontaneously.
Undecreed :: Undecreed (a.) Reversed or nullified by decree, as something previously decreed..
Gratis :: Gratis (adv.) For nothing; without fee or recompense; freely; gratuitously.
Scrape :: Scrape (v. i.) To play awkwardly and inharmoniously on a violin or like instrument.
Guib :: Guib (n.) A West African antelope (Tragelaphus scriptus), curiously marked with white stripes and spots on a reddish fawn ground, and hence called harnessed antelope; -- called also guiba..
Blab :: Blab (v. i.) To talk thoughtlessly or without discretion; to tattle; to tell tales.
Dashingly :: Dashingly (adv.) Conspicuously; showily.
Recapitulate :: Recapitulate (v. i.) To sum up, or enumerate by heads or topics, what has been previously said; to repeat briefly the substance..
Evil :: Evil (adv.) In an evil manner; not well; ill; badly; unhappily; injuriously; unkindly.
Power :: Power (n.) The rate at which mechanical energy is exerted or mechanical work performed, as by an engine or other machine, or an animal, working continuously; as, an engine of twenty horse power..
Zambo :: Zambo (n.) The child of a mulatto and a negro; also, the child of an Indian and a negro; colloquially or humorously, a negro; a sambo..
Consonancy :: Consonancy (n.) Accord or agreement of sounds produced simultaneously, as a note with its third, fifth, and eighth..
Crowd :: Crowd (v. t.) To press by solicitation; to urge; to dun; hence, to treat discourteously or unreasonably..
Plod :: Plod (v. i.) To toil; to drudge; especially, to study laboriously and patiently..
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