Definition of sly

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Sly (v. t.) Done with, and marked by, artful and dexterous secrecy; subtle; as, a sly trick..

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Ravenous :: Ravenous (a.) Devouring with rapacious eagerness; furiously voracious; hungry even to rage; as, a ravenous wolf or vulture..
Dissolute :: Dissolute (a.) Loosed from restraint; esp., loose in morals and conduct; recklessly abandoned to sensual pleasures; profligate; wanton; lewd; debauched..
Nose :: Nose (v. i.) To pry officiously into what does not concern one.
Contemningly :: Contemningly (adv.) Contemptuously.
Misexpound :: Misexpound (v. t.) To expound erroneously.
Snicker :: Snicker (v. i.) To laugh slyly; to laugh in one's sleeve.
Undecreed :: Undecreed (a.) Reversed or nullified by decree, as something previously decreed..
Oil :: Oil (n.) Any one of a great variety of unctuous combustible substances, not miscible with water; as, olive oil, whale oil, rock oil, etc. They are of animal, vegetable, or mineral origin and of varied composition, and they are variously used for food, for solvents, for anointing, lubrication, illumination, etc. By extension, any substance of an oily consistency; as, oil of vitriol..
Brawl :: Brawl (v. i.) To quarrel noisily and outrageously.
Pendulously :: Pendulously (adv.) In a pendulous manner.
Lygodium :: Lygodium (n.) A genus of ferns with twining or climbing fronds, bearing stalked and variously-lobed divisions in pairs..
Pertinately :: Pertinately (adv.) Pertinaciously.
Taintlessly :: Taintlessly (adv.) In a taintless manner.
Chord :: Chord (n.) A combination of tones simultaneously performed, producing more or less perfect harmony, as, the common chord..
Bounteous :: Bounteous (a.) Liberal in charity; disposed to give freely; generously liberal; munificent; beneficent; free in bestowing gifts; as, bounteous production..
Quiz :: Quiz (v. t.) To peer at; to eye suspiciously or mockingly.
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Extemporarily :: Extemporarily (adv.) Extemporaneously.
Blankly :: Blankly (adv.) In a blank manner; without expression; vacuously; as, to stare blankly..
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