Slily
['slaɪlɪ]
Definition
(adv.) See Slyly.
Checked by Hayes
Definition
adv. See under Sly.
Edited by Colin
Examples
- Won back his coat,' said Venn slily. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- Yes it was, though,' said the old gentleman, looking rather slily at Arabella. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- You can hardly object to THAT on Miss Rachel's account, the old man added slily. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- Colonel Berkeley slily nodded assent to my remark. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- If he had, he would have been kept there for a week, observed George Lamb, and Elliston laughed heartily, though very slily. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- And slily he traileth along the ground, And his leaves he gently waves, As he joyously hugs and crawleth round The rich mould of dead men's graves. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
Edited by Colin