slyness
1Slyness — Sly ness, n. The quality or state of being sly. [1913 Webster] …
2slyness — index artifice, evasion, indirection (deceitfulness), knavery Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
3slyness — noun a) The state or quality of being being sly. With his natural slyness, he was able to talk his way out of trouble. b) The result or product of being sly. Syn: craftiness …
4slyness — sly ► ADJECTIVE (slyer, slyest) 1) having a cunning and deceitful nature. 2) (of a remark, glance, or expression) insinuating. 3) (of an action) surreptitious. ● on the sly Cf. ↑on the sly …
5slyness — noun see sly …
6slyness — See slyly. * * * …
7slyness — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun 1. Deceitful cleverness: art, artfulness, artifice, craft, craftiness, cunning, foxiness, guile, wiliness. See HONEST, MEANS. 2. Lack of straightforwardness and honesty in action: chicanery, craft, craftiness,… …
8slyness — sly·ness || slaɪnɪs n. craftiness, cunning; secretiveness, stealth; mischievousness, playfulness …
9slyness — sly·ness …
10slyness — See: sly …
