Associations to the word «Slier»

Wiktionary

SLY, adjective. Artfully cunning; secretly mischievous; wily.
SLY, adjective. Dexterous in performing an action, so as to escape notice; nimble; skillful; cautious; shrewd; knowing; — in a good sense.
SLY, adjective. Done with, and marked by, artful and dexterous secrecy; subtle; as, a sly trick.
SLY, adjective. Light or delicate; slight; thin.
SLY, adverb. Slyly.
SLY AS A FOX, adjective. (simile) Very sly, very cunning.
SLY FOX, noun. A sly or crafty person.

Dictionary definition

SLY, adjective. Marked by skill in deception; "cunning men often pass for wise"; "deep political machinations"; "a foxy scheme"; "a slick evasive answer"; "sly as a fox"; "tricky Dick"; "a wily old attorney".

Wise words

The chief difference between words and deeds is that words are always intended for men for their approbation, but deeds can be done only for God.
Leo Tolstoy