adjective
- clever in a cunning or deceptive way
- showing a playful or mischievous cleverness
Examples
- He gave her a sly wink across the room.
- The sly fox crept through the henhouse undetected.
- She had a sly smile that suggested she knew something we didn’t.
- His sly comment made everyone laugh.
- The politician’s sly maneuver caught his opponents off guard.
- There was something sly about the way he avoided answering the question.
- The children exchanged sly glances before sneaking out to play.