adjective🔗ShareArtfully cunning; secretly mischievous; wily."The student's sly smile hinted that he had a secret plan to skip the extra math problems. "characterattitudepersonChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗Share(having a positive sense) Dexterous in performing an action, so as to escape notice"The student, sly with his pencil, subtly erased the mistake on his test without the teacher noticing. "abilityactioncharacterChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareDone with, and marked by, artful and dexterous secrecy; subtle"a sly trick"characterattitudeChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareLight or delicate; slight; thin."The artist used a sly layer of paint to create a subtle texture on the canvas. "characterpersonattitudeChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adverb🔗ShareSlyly."The student slyly copied the answers from his friend's paper during the test. "characterattitudeChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading