slily

sli·ly

[slahy-lee]
adverb
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slily (ˈslaɪlɪ) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adv
See sly a variant spelling of slyly

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Slily is always a great word to know.
So is quincunx. Does it mean:
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
sly (slaɪ) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj , slyer, slyest, slier, sliest
1.  crafty; artful: a sly dodge
2.  insidious; furtive: a sly manner
3.  playfully mischievous; roguish: sly humour
 
n
4.  on the sly in a secretive manner
 
[C12: from Old Norse slǣgr clever, literally: able to strike, from slā to slay]
 
'slyly
 
adv
 
'slily
 
adv
 
'slyness
 
n

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