Associations to the word «Sly»
Noun
- Rap
- Sherwood
- Pitt
- Insistence
- Dealing
- Squire
- Artist
- Diana
- Pepper
- Jimmy
- Mercenary
- Autumn
- Vault
- Villain
- Nose
- Coyote
- Pretending
- Sebastian
- Kevin
- Creature
- Steed
- Folk
- Glimpse
- Manner
- Comment
- Trumpet
- Franchise
- Turner
- Phillips
- Mustache
- Trifle
- Ty
- Propriety
- Fat
- Cole
- Rabbit
- Inspiration
- Label
- Ale
- Collaboration
- Dave
- Quixote
- Disease
- Base
- Trilogy
- Andy
- James
- Cover
- Blues
- Ellis
- Parody
- Jug
- Waters
- Paw
- Cane
- Lar
- Beau
- Gregory
- Session
- Aristocrat
- Chorus
- Studio
- Tis
- Snake
Adjective
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
Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe.
Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with
things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.