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slyly
US /ˈslaɪlɪ/
・UK /slaɪlɪ/
B2
adv.AdverbSo as to cleverly hide the true purpose
She slyly pretended she was tired so she could stay home and prepare the surprise party
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Through the Looking-Glass Audiobook by Lewis Carroll
- 'What a fight we might have for the crown, NOW!' the Unicorn said, looking slyly up at
'What a fight we might have for the crown, NOW!' the Unicorn said, looking slyly up at
Monsoon
- Sir, they slyly do their job before we realize.
Sir, they slyly do their job before we realize.
The Psychology of Anxious Attachment
- But little in our emotional makeup is ever quite as simple as it could be. In order to trust that someone who tells us of their love is sincere, isn't slyly mocking us or about to change their mind or in touch with someone else or harboring intentions to betray us or die, a lot needs to have gone right early on.
But little in our emotional makeup is ever quite as simple as it could be. In order to trust that someone who tells us of their love is sincere, isn't slyly mocking us or about to change their mind or in touch with someone else or harboring intentions to betray us or die, a lot needs to have gone right early on.
- In order to trust that someone who tells us of their love is sincere - isn't slyly mocking us, or about to change their mind, or in touch with someone else, or harboring intentions to betray us or die - a lot needs to have gone right early on.
In order to trust that someone who tells us of their love is sincere - isn't slyly mocking us, or about to change their mind, or in touch with someone else, or harboring intentions to betray us or die - a lot needs to have gone right early on.
How to Watch the News Media and Stay Sane
- The presence of the news continuously, albeit slyly, encourages us to forget entirely what we actually feel in relation to certain events.
The presence of the news continuously, albeit slyly, encourages us to forget entirely what we actually feel in relation to certain events.
The Call of the Wild Audiobook by Jack London
- When he saw Pike, one of the new dogs, a clever malingerer and thief, slyly steal a
When he saw Pike, one of the new dogs, a clever malingerer and thief, slyly steal a
- it was a greater delight slyly to precipitate a fight amongst his mates and
it was a greater delight slyly to precipitate a fight amongst his mates and
The secrets of the pickpockets - Barcelona
- and slyly tucks it under a coat to his left.
and slyly tucks it under a coat to his left.
Part 1 - The Secret Garden Audiobook by Frances Hodgson Burnett (Chs 01-10)
- head on one side and looked at her so slyly that she asked Ben Weatherstaff a question.
head on one side and looked at her so slyly that she asked Ben Weatherstaff a question.
The Sea Turtle and the Hare - Bedtime Story Animation | Best Children Classics HD
- The Sea Turtle smirked slyly as he watched the hare’s delight at seeing the sea.
The Sea Turtle smirked slyly as he watched the hare’s delight at seeing the sea.
How Shakespeare Manipulates An Audience
- He's even slyly comparing them to Brutus, whose honor has been discredited.
He's even slyly comparing them to Brutus, whose honor has been discredited.
- He's even slyly comparing them to Brutus, whose honor has been discredited.
He's even slyly comparing them to Brutus, whose honor has been discredited.
On Feeling Depressed
- Societies tend slyly to insist on cheerfulness.
Societies tend slyly to insist on cheerfulness.