Dictionary Entry
sly
sly is a 3-letter English word with 6 senses as transitive verb, adverb, and adjective in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Dexterous in performing an action, so as to escape notice; nimble; skillful; cautious; shrewd; knowing; -- in a good sense. Face value is 6 in Scrabble and 6 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
3 letters · Scrabble 6 · Words With Friends 6 · 6 senses
Definitions
- 1transitive verb
Dexterous in performing an action, so as to escape notice; nimble; skillful; cautious; shrewd; knowing; -- in a good sense.
- 2transitive verb
Artfully cunning; secretly mischievous; wily.
- 3transitive verb
Done with, and marked by, artful and dexterous secrecy; subtle; as, a sly trick.
- 4transitive verb
Light or delicate; slight; thin.
- 5adverb
Slyly.
- 6adjective
marked by skill in deception
"cunning men often pass for wise"
"deep political machinations"
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