sly (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *sly*:
ADJECTIVE	all	sly, crafty, cunning, dodgy, foxy, guileful, knavish, slick, tricksy, tricky, wily	marked by skill in deception

sly > pronunciation
Sounds	slay'
Rhymes	alkali ... walleye: 28 rhymes with lay...

English > *sly*: 1 sense > adjective 1
Meaning	marked by skill in deception.
Example	"sly as a fox"
Synonyms	crafty, cunning, dodgy, foxy, guileful, knavish, slick, tricksy, tricky, wily
Broader	artful	marked by skill in achieving a desired end especially with cunning or craft
Spanish	artero, astuto, bellaco, ladino, pícaro, sagaz, socarrón, taimado
Catalan	astut, bergant, murri, sagaç, sorneguer
Nouns	slyness	shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception
Adverbs	slyly	in an artful manner

HyperDic: sly