slyness
- a word derived from sly.
Example Sentences
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That it got made before the strict enforcement of the Production Code allowed for a few more liberties than would shortly be permitted, but its bedrock slyness and winking tone are elemental.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026
Jones is at once affable and intense — a polite slyness radiates off him.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2024
When they finally spotted him hiding among the branches, his mom said, Berkley smiled with a sort of slyness that he would become known for as he grew up.
From Washington Post • Oct. 17, 2022
But Mill's Dortmund team-mate Norbert Dickel perhaps summed up his slyness best of all when describing him with the pun: "He is washed with all wastewaters."
From BBC • Dec. 22, 2021
Her eyes met mine in the mirror, and her whole face assumed a kind of slyness: squinted eyes, pursed lips.
From "It All Comes Down to This" by Karen English
