sly
Example Sentences
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The math-proficiency analysis suggests it may be doing so on the sly.
But Dougal’s naiveté does not preclude a sly sense of humor.
The young trio’s minimalist arrangements evoke the clang of downtown post-punk New York, while the new collection’s sly humor and deep well of hooks helped the dissonant turns go down easily.
Albert’s role as the outgoing governor is a sly send-up of political animals, his barely concealed ambition masked by charisma, with just enough sincerity and genuine affection for Ella to make him conflicted.
From Los Angeles Times
It was a sly answer, for the man in the chair most certainly did have a child.
From Literature
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
