slyly

English

Alternative forms

• slily

Etymology

From Middle English sleighly; equivalent to sly +‎ -ly.

Pronunciation

• enPR: slīʹ-li, IPA^(key): /ˈslaɪli/
• Rhymes: -aɪli

Adverb

slyly (comparative more slyly, superlative most slyly)

1. In a sly manner, cunningly.

Translations

in a sly manner

• Armenian: խորամանկորեն (hy) (xoramankoren)
• Estonian: salakavalalt
• Finnish: ovelasti (fi)
• French: sournoisement (fr)
• German: verschmitzt (de), schlau (de)
• Italian: astutamente (it), furtivamente (it)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Latin: vafrē
• Middle English: sleighly, sleightly
• Polish: chytrze (pl)
• Portuguese: maliciosamente
• Spanish: astutamente, arteramente (es)
• Swedish: skälmskt

Anagrams

• lysyl

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Middle English

Adverb

slyly

1. Alternative form of sleighly