sly
/slaɪ/ adjective C1- Artfully cunning; secretly mischievous; wily.
- Dexterous in performing an action, so as to escape notice.
- Done with, and marked by, artful and dexterous secrecy; subtle · a sly trick
- Light or delicate; slight; thin.
Comparative slier · Superlative sliest
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An old sly Fox, seeing this, said, “May I never make myself so ridiculous as you do in your pride and self-conceit; for even though you have the size of a lion among wolves, in a herd of lions you are definitely a wolf.”
And then, her temper’s pretty quick, I guess; but there’s one comfort, a child that has a quick temper, just blaze up and cool down, ain’t never likely to be sly or deceitful.
Preserve me from a sly child, that’s what.
Why, Jane--you never dropped a word of this--you sly thing!
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