sly
Example Sentences
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The math-proficiency analysis suggests it may be doing so on the sly.
But Dougal’s naiveté does not preclude a sly sense of humor.
The young trio’s minimalist arrangements evoke the clang of downtown post-punk New York, while the new collection’s sly humor and deep well of hooks helped the dissonant turns go down easily.
Albert’s role as the outgoing governor is a sly send-up of political animals, his barely concealed ambition masked by charisma, with just enough sincerity and genuine affection for Ella to make him conflicted.
From Los Angeles Times
Mr. Baumbach’s sly and elegant finale queues up a retrospective of Jay’s work that doubles as a highlight reel of Mr. Clooney’s.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
