slily
Britishadverb
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When they beth far from the abbey They maketh them naked for to play, And lieth down into the brim, And doth them slily for to swim.
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The smell of the durian is so unpleasant that the fruit is never seen on the tables of the merchants or planters; it is eaten slily in corners, and out of doors.
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One day, when they were alone, slily approaching his rival, he caught him by the waist, and endeavored to push him into the fire.
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He was like the lady in "Le Diable Boiteux," who, while openly coquetting with the young lover, slily gives her hand behind her back to the old admirer.
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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.
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