slier
Americanadjective
adjective
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But I began to suspect he was up to something slier in the course of this 800-plus-page doorstopper.
From Los Angeles Times
There is also a big fat nod to "Poltergeist" right at the beginning and slier references throughout the series, developed for television by "Fear the Walking Dead" producer and "Hell on Wheels" writer Jami O'Brien.
From Los Angeles Times
So many younger actors read as slier than Mr. Hanks, whose appeal has always been that he seems like an awfully nice guy.
From New York Times
It’s only made them trickier, slier, more evasive, harder to read.
From Literature
“Wolf” offers a brief on a slier brand of predatory masculinity: “Don’t wear no suit/We’re talking T-shirts.”
From New York Times
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