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How to pronounce “sly”
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Pronunciation guide for sly
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of sly with real speech in context.
- Available examples
- 8 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- Felix Dennis' odes to vice and consequences 17 minutes
From 40 to 50, grown easy and sly,
- Definition summary
- Artfully cunning; secretly mischievous; wily.
Example 1 of 8
How to pronounce sly
Felix Dennis' odes to vice and consequences 17 minutes

From 40 to 50, grown easy and sly,
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “sly”
Meaning
- [Adjective]
- Artfully cunning; secretly mischievous; wily.
- (having a positive connotation) Dexterous in performing an action, so as to escape notice
- Done with, and marked by, artful and dexterous secrecy; subtle
- Light or delicate; slight; thin.
- [Adverb]
- Slyly.
Practice Nearby Words
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Similar Sounds
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