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Sly Pronunciation

Pronounce Sly as S L Y.

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    Sly phonetic transcription:

    When you start learning English, it's important to become familiar with the typical sounds of the language. The best way to do this is by studying phonetics. Below is the UK transcription for the word 'sly'. Get the right phonetic representation for any word using our free Phonetic Transcription Tool.

    • Traditional IPA representation of sly: /slj/
    • Modern IPA representation of sly: /slʌ/

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    List of meaning for sly

    having or showing cleverness in a cunning or deceitful manner

    crafty, cunning, dodgy, foxy, guileful, knavish, slick, sly, tricksy, tricky, wily(adj)

    marked by skill in deception

    "cunning men often pass for wise"; "deep political machinations"; "a foxy scheme"; "a slick evasive answer"; "sly as a fox"; "tricky Dick"; "a wily old attorney"

    clever at attaining one's ends by indirect and often deceptive means

    the movie pairs a sly, dissembling ex-con with an upstanding, straight-arrow cop

    given to acting in secret and to concealing one's intentions why, you sly fellow! I had no idea you were planning my birthday party

    a sly undercover police officer

    tending to or exhibiting reckless playfulness

    a sly sense of humor

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    sly in sentence

    1. With a sense subtlety in her sly smile, the shy girl was happy when a boy asked her to dance.

    2. Her laugh was sly when asked if she was seeing someone.

    3. The young suspect was very sly during the investigation.

    4. Full of trickery, the sly foxed used his subterfuge to sneak his way into the chicken coop.

    5. The shadowy creature moving through the forest turned out not to be a monster but a sly fox.

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    Quotes and sayings containing the term sly

    I think the regime played a very, very sly game, they were playing spoiler with the full knowledge that the opposition’s patience would wear out.

    – Charles Lister

    They mustn't know my despair, I can't let them see the wounds which they have caused, I couldn't bear their sympathy and their kind-hearted jokes, it would only make me want to scream all the more. If I talk, everyone thinks I'm showing off; when I'm silent they think I'm ridiculous; rude if I answer, sly if I get a good idea, lazy if I'm tired, selfish if I eat a mouthful more than I should, stupid, cowardly, crafty, etc. etc.

    – Anne Frank

    Her political humor is sly and edgy, and it comes with a Chicago accent.

    – Christi Parsons

    I have had people screaming at me from the car window, i do get stopped every time I go down the road - photos being taken - sometimes they're trying to pap you (take paparazzi photos) on the sly when they think you're not looking. It's beautiful!

    – Karen Gibson

    Fogelman also revealed Sylvester Stallone will make an appearance as a co-star in the movie Kevin is working on. We needed his big co-star and Sly Stallone is coming to do a huge part on the show as Kevin's co-star and father figure in the film he's shooting.

    – Dan Fogelman

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