Slyly

Pronunciation

• enPR: slīʹ-li, IPA: /ˈslaɪli/
• Rhymes: -aɪli

Alternative forms

• slily

Origin

From sly + -ly.

Full definition of slyly

Adverb

1. (obsolete) Dexterously, skilfully.
• 1485, Sir Thomas Malory, Le Morte Darthur, Book V:He wolde nat abyde uppon no poure man for no maner of thyng – and ever he slow slyly and slypped to another, tylle all were slayne to the numbir of a hondred thousand ....
2. In a sly manner, cunningly.

Anagrams

• lysyl