All sly synonyms
sly
S s adj sly
- deviceful — full of devices; inventive; cunning
- crazy like a fox — (Idiomatic) Behaving in a foolish, frivolous, or uncomprehending manner as a ruse for concealing clever deeds or deeper intentions.
- manipulative — influencing or attempting to influence the behavior or emotions of others for one’s own purposes: a manipulative boss.
- furtive — taken, done, used, etc., surreptitiously or by stealth; secret: a furtive glance.
- imposturous — the action or practice of imposing fraudulently upon others.
- dry — free from moisture or excess moisture; not moist; not wet: a dry towel; dry air.
- conspiratorial — If someone does something such as speak or smile in a conspiratorial way, they do it in a way that suggests they are sharing a secret with someone.
- hugger-mugger — disorder or confusion; muddle.
- diplomatic — of, relating to, or engaged in diplomacy: diplomatic officials.
- deceptive — If something is deceptive, it encourages you to believe something which is not true.
- low-down — If someone gives you the low-down on a person or thing, they tell you all the important information about them.
- clever — Someone who is clever is intelligent and able to understand things easily or plan things well.
- ill-behaved — 1. [numerical analysis] Said of an algorithm or computational method that tends to blow up because of accumulated roundoff error or poor convergence properties. 2. Software that bypasses the defined operating system interfaces to do things (like screen, keyboard, and disk I/O) itself, often in a way that depends on the hardware of the machine it is running on or which is nonportable or incompatible with other pieces of software. In the IBM PC/mess-dos world, there is a folk theorem (nearly true) to the effect that (owing to gross inadequacies and performance penalties in the OS interface) all interesting applications are ill-behaved. See also bare metal. Opposite: well-behaved, compare PC-ism.
- amoral — If you describe someone as amoral, you do not like the way they behave because they do not seem to care whether what they do is right or wrong.
- innovational — something new or different introduced: numerous innovations in the high-school curriculum.
- lubricious — arousing or expressive of sexual desire; lustful; lecherous.
- insidious — intended to entrap or beguile: an insidious plan.
- artful — If you describe someone as artful, you mean that they are clever and skilful at achieving what they want, especially by deceiving people.
- low key — of reduced intensity; restrained; understated.
- dickens — Charles (John Huffam), pen name Boz. 1812–70, English novelist, famous for the humour and sympathy of his characterization and his criticism of social injustice. His major works include The Pickwick Papers (1837), Oliver Twist (1839), Nicholas Nickleby (1839), Old Curiosity Shop (1840–41), Martin Chuzzlewit (1844), David Copperfield (1850), Bleak House (1853), Little Dorrit (1857), and Great Expectations (1861)
adjective sly
- witted — having wit or wits (usually used in combination): quick-witted; slow-witted; dull-witted.
- elusory — That tends to elude.
- huggermugger — Alternative form of hugger-mugger.
- feline — belonging or pertaining to the cat family, Felidae.
noun sly
- worm — Write-Once Read-Many