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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Mosaic :: Mosaic (n.) A surface decoration made by inlaying in patterns small pieces of variously colored glass, stone, or other material; -- called also mosaic work..
High-fed :: High-fed (a.) Pampered; fed luxuriously.
Precontract :: Precontract (v. t.) To contract, engage, or stipulate previously..
Black :: Black (adv.) Sullenly; threateningly; maliciously; so as to produce blackness.
Joke :: "Joke (n.) Something not said seriously, or not actually meant; something done in sport..
Wrongly :: Wrongly (adv.) In a wrong manner; unjustly; erroneously; wrong; amiss; as, he judges wrongly of my motives..
Haughty :: Haughty (superl.) Disdainfully or contemptuously proud; arrogant; overbearing.
Indecorously :: Indecorously (adv.) In an indecorous manner.
Misdate :: Misdate (v. t.) To date erroneously.
Cool :: Cool (superl.) Applied facetiously, in a vague sense, to a sum of money, commonly as if to give emphasis to the largeness of the amount..
Given :: Given (v.) Disposed; inclined; -- used with an adv.; as, virtuously given..
Tagtail :: Tagtail (n.) A worm which has its tail conspicuously colored.
Blasphemy :: Blasphemy (n.) An indignity offered to God in words, writing, or signs; impiously irreverent words or signs addressed to, or used in reference to, God; speaking evil of God; also, the act of claiming the attributes or prerogatives of deity..
Slubber :: Slubber (v. t.) To daub; to stain; to cover carelessly.
Rhadamanthine :: Rhadamanthine (a.) Of or pertaining to Rhadamanthus; rigorously just; as, a Rhadamanthine judgment..
Jack :: "Jack (n.) A portable machine variously constructed, for exerting great pressure, or lifting or moving a heavy body through a small distance. It consists of a lever, screw, rack and pinion, hydraulic press, or any simple combination of mechanical powers, working in a compact pedestal or support and operated by a lever, crank, capstan bar, etc. The name is often given to a jackscrew, which is a kind of jack..
Daedalous :: Daedalous (a.) Having a variously cut or incised margin; -- said of leaves.
Poster :: Poster (n.) One who posts, or travels expeditiously; a courier..
Obsequiously :: Obsequiously (adv.) In a manner appropriate to obsequies.
Sozzle :: Sozzle (v. t.) To splash or wet carelessly; as, to sozzle the feet in water..
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