sliest
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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One of the last performances I saw in 2017 was one of the sliest: Billy Crudup in David Cale’s “Harry Clarke” at New York’s Vineyard Theatre.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 16, 2018
"Will my learned friend," said Mr. P —— with one of his sliest sneers, "inform us what motive the defendant could possibly have to keep back a witness so necessary to him?"
From The Experiences of a Barrister, and Confessions of an Attorney by Warren, Samuel
The sliest old thief that you ever did see; Hi, ho, see the chips fly!
From The Adventures of Unc' Billy Possum by Burgess, Thornton W. (Thornton Waldo)
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