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slyness::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | craft, craftiness, cunning, foxiness, guile, wiliness |
| Type of | astuteness, perspicaciousness, perspicacity, shrewdness |
| Derivation | sly |
Examples of slyness
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It is amazing how far hard work and persistence along with a little slyness can get you.
From the forbes.com
These guys have a sweetness and slyness about them that's affecting.
From the washingtonpost.com
Translated by Alison Anderson, Nothomb's prose has a hard-edged clarity and a slyness to it.
From the orlandosentinel.com
When I asked Griffin how much of the work will feel new to readers, he answered with a Twain-like slyness.
From the sacbee.com
The tale notably features Loki as a benevolent god in this story, although his slyness is in evidence as usual.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Admirers of hokum warmed to its slyness and the seeming innocence that provided a context for simplistic shenanigans.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Hemsworth is the regal presence who keeps the film stitched together while tossing off imperious quips with charm and roguish slyness.
From the freep.com
With a slyness that belied their smiling patriotism, Eisenhower and Reagan confused and occasionally exasperated their own followers.
From the newsweek.com
You can lose some things, but you can never lose the slyness, the passion that you have had since you were a kid playing in the street.
From the independent.co.uk
- Craft: shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception
- The state or quality of being being sly; The result or product of being sly
