/ˈslaɪli/
OriginFrom Middle English sleighly; equivalent to sly + -ly.
- In a sly manner, cunningly.
“VVhen ſhe vvas dreſt, therefore, dovvn ſhe vvent, reſolved to encounter all the Horrours of the Day, and a moſt diſagreeable one it proved; for Lady Bellaſton took every opportunity very civilly and s”
“So when they were working that evening at the pumps, there was on this head no small gamesomeness slily going on among them, as they stood with their feet continually overflowed by the rippling clear ”
“I lie there on the stretcher-bed and laugh slily, but say nothing; give vent to no opinion one way or the other.”
Formsmore slyly(comparative) · most slyly(superlative) · slily(alternative)