slyly
pronunciation
How to pronounce slyly in British English:
UK [slaɪlɪ]
How to pronounce slyly in American English:
US [ˈslaɪlɪ]
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- Adverb:
- in an artful manner
Word Origin
- slyly (adv.)
- c. 1200, from sly (adj.) + -ly (2).
Example
- 1. He is the champion of the risk-averse , and prada has always slyly perverted the canons of impeccability that his brand embodies .
- 2. In the past , comic-con 's legions of superfans have been used by the media as a quirky " ... and finally " story - a stick to poke slyly at weirdos on the cultural fringes .
- 3. Mr eastwood is slyly amused by the energy that america 's top cop puts into seeing his exploits glorified in films comics and even on cereal packets until the underlying sadness of it all rises up and becomes the film 's real subject .
- 4. The risk is that the emphasis on voluntarism makes it seem that the whole big society programme is merely elaborate camouflage for cuts : that mr cameron slyly expects volunteers to do what used to be the work of government .
- 5. Not many doctors would recommend a diet confined to items that make up only an eighth of your consumption ( and were in any case often rather good for you ) , while slyly sticking to a plan to increase gradually the number of cream buns and cheeseburgers you eat every day .