slily
Britishadverb
Example Sentences
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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
On these occasions Gerard smiled slily, and picked up heart: and temporary confusion fell on Catherine's unfortunate allies.
From The Cloister and the Hearth A Tale of the Middle Ages by Charles Reade
No sooner had her master fallen asleep, however, and the bird placed its bill under its wing for taking rest, than Tabby slily seized her prize and butchered it for a secret banquet.
From Wise Saws and Modern Instances, Volume II (of 2) by Thomas Cooper
"And yet," remarked Mr. Harvey Gerard, slily, "he came over before the Conqueror, and possesses a considerable amount of land all over the country."
From Lost Sir Massingberd, v. 1/2 A Romance of Real Life by James Payn
"I'll tell you something, Ovind," and she looked slily round.
From Ovind A Story of Country Life in Norway by Bj?rnstjerne Bj?rnson
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