Definition of sly

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Sly (v. t.) Artfully cunning; secretly mischievous; wily.

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Abound :: Abound (v. i.) To be copiously supplied; -- followed by in or with.
Humorsomely :: Humorsomely (adv.) Pleasantly; humorously.
Chord :: Chord (n.) A combination of tones simultaneously performed, producing more or less perfect harmony, as, the common chord..
Undertake :: Undertake (v. t.) Specifically, to take upon one's self solemnly or expressly; to lay one's self under obligation, or to enter into stipulations, to perform or to execute; to covenant; to contract..
Contemplate :: Contemplate (v. i.) To consider or think studiously; to ponder; to reflect; to muse; to meditate.
Circumspectly :: Circumspectly (adv.) In a circumspect manner; cautiously; warily.
Glutton :: Glutton (v. t. & i.) To glut; to eat voraciously.
Scuffle :: Scuffle (v. i.) Hence, to strive or contend tumultuously; to struggle confusedly or at haphazard..
Inofficiously :: Inofficiously (adv.) Not-officiously.
Artlessly :: Artlessly (adv.) In an artless manner; without art, skill, or guile; unaffectedly..
Butchering :: Butchering (n.) The act of slaughtering; the act of killing cruelly and needlessly.
Devour :: Devour (v. t.) To eat up with greediness; to consume ravenously; to feast upon like a wild beast or a glutton; to prey upon.
Congruously :: Congruously (adv.) In a congruous manner.
Mischievous :: Mischievous (a.) Causing mischief; harmful; hurtful; -- now often applied where the evil is done carelessly or in sport; as, a mischievous child..
Truckle :: Truckle (v. i.) To yield or bend obsequiously to the will of another; to submit; to creep.
Coquet :: Coquet (v. i.) To trifle in love; to stimulate affection or interest; to play the coquette; to deal playfully instead of seriously; to play (with); as, we have coquetted with political crime..
Curse :: Curse (v. t.) To bring great evil upon; to be the cause of serious harm or unhappiness to; to furnish with that which will be a cause of deep trouble; to afflict or injure grievously; to harass or torment.
Misconstruct :: Misconstruct (v. t.) To construct wrongly; to construe or interpret erroneously.
Freshly :: Freshly (adv.) In a fresh manner; vigorously; newly, recently; brightly; briskly; coolly; as, freshly gathered; freshly painted; the wind blows freshly..
Undercraft :: Undercraft (n.) A sly trick or device; as, an undercraft of authors..
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