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Able to trick others. Also: Untrustworthy.

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Usage examples (36)
  • The soccer goalie made a sly move by throwing the ball to a player nearby.
  • Wes Anderson animated a classic Roald Dahl story and cast the vocal talents of George Clooney as the title sly fox.
  • She held her expression sly and walked Runtly away.
  • One day he called sly Mercury, who had wings on his shoes, and bade him go and lead the cow away from the grove where she was kept.
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