slily

British

/ ˈslaɪlɪ /

adverb

a variant spelling of slyly See slyly

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Then, slily combining his oldtime East Side accent with the local vernacular, he said: "I hope to meet yez-all personally before I leave."

From Time Magazine Archive

And the speaker laughed slily, as if struck by some comical reminiscence.

From The Strange Story of Rab R?by by M?r J?kai

“Quite sure you’re not ‘genuinely interested’ in some one else, old chap?” said Coates, slily.

From The Heath Hover Mystery by Bertram Mitford

Aren’t you more than ever afraid of coming to our services now?” he added slily.

From The Red Derelict by Bertram Mitford

Some indulgence was bestowed, which was to be kept profoundly secret from the governess; or some neglected task was to be slily performed by proxy.

From Discipline by Mary Brunton

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