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
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
But none equaled the scale, scope, slyness or perfection of the original.
From Washington Post ● May 24, 2021
There I am in the furrow of Jack's brow, in the slyness of Alicia's smile, in the bend of Grace's hand .
From "Brown Girl Dreaming" by Jacqueline Woodson
