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SLYLY
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I. (adverb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
In an artful manner
Example:
had ever circumstances conspired so cunningly?
Synonyms:
artfully; craftily; cunningly; foxily; knavishly; slyly; trickily
Classified under:
Pertainym:
sly (marked by skill in deception)
Context examples:
And to cap it all, when Mercedes, with tears in her pretty eyes and a quaver in her throat, could not cajole him into giving the dogs still more, she stole from the fish-sacks and fed them slyly.
(The Call of the Wild, by Jack London)
Amy was on the point of crying, but Laurie slyly pulled the parrot's tail, which caused Polly to utter an astonished croak and call out, Bless my boots! in such a funny way, that she laughed instead.
(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)
Even the fire on the hearth left off blazing, and went to sleep; the jack stopped, and the spit that was turning about with a goose upon it for the king’s dinner stood still; and the cook, who was at that moment pulling the kitchen-boy by the hair to give him a box on the ear for something he had done amiss, let him go, and both fell asleep; the butler, who was slyly tasting the ale, fell asleep with the jug at his lips: and thus everything stood still, and slept soundly.
(Fairy Tales, by The Brothers Grimm)
When he saw Pike, one of the new dogs, a clever malingerer and thief, slyly steal a slice of bacon when Perrault’s back was turned, he duplicated the performance the following day, getting away with the whole chunk.
(The Call of the Wild, by Jack London)
His master therefore was tired of keeping him and began to think of putting an end to him; but the ass, who saw that some mischief was in the wind, took himself slyly off, and began his journey towards the great city, For there, thought he, I may turn musician.
(Fairy Tales, by The Brothers Grimm)
