slyly

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Alternative spellings 1.2 Etymology 1.3 Pronunciation 1.4 Adverb 1.5 Anagrams

[edit] English

[edit] Alternative spellings

• slily

[edit] Etymology

From sly +‎ -ly.

[edit] Pronunciation

• enPR: slīʹ-li, IPA: /ˈslaɪli/, SAMPA: /"slaIli/
• Rhymes: -aɪli

[edit] Adverb

slyly (comparative more slyly, superlative most slyly)

1. (obsolete) Dexterously, skilfully.
   • 1485, Sir Thomas Malory, Le Morte Darthur, Book V:

     He wolde nat abyde uppon no poure man for no maner of thyng – and ever he slow slyly and slypped to another, tylle all were slayne to the numbir of a hondred thousand [...].

2. In a sly manner, cunningly.

[edit] Anagrams

• Alphagram: llsyy
• lysyl