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
He started right up the steps, with Jess clinging slily to his coat-tail.
From The Girls of Central High Rivals for All Honors by Morrison, Gertrude W.
“Mrs Wyatt used to sit opposite her,” said Phil, slily.
From Fordham's Feud by Mitford, Bertram
"I'll tell you something, Ovind," and she looked slily round.
From Ovind A Story of Country Life in Norway by Bj?rnson, Bj?rnstjerne
And the speaker laughed slily, as if struck by some comical reminiscence.
From The Strange Story of Rab R?by by J?kai, M?r
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