John Wooden

I'm no wizard, and I don't like being thought of in that light at all. I think of a wizard as being some sort of magician or something, doing something on the sly or something, and I don't want to be thought of in that way.

American Coach

Asghar Farhadi

Unless you're trying to make a movie on the sly, there's no way to get around this. If you want to use public spaces, film on the streets, have the cooperation of the police, you have to have a permit.

Iranian Director

Jennifer Hudson

Long before 'American Idol', people used to call me a diva. And I be like, 'Hold on, are you calling me something else on the sly? You gonna call me a diva, call me a good diva.

American Musician

Douglas Sirk

These happy endings all express the weak and sly promise that the world is not rotten and out of joint but meaningful and ultimately in excellent condition.

German Director

Justin Cartwright

The Infinities' is a shortish book but densely loaded with Nabokovian slyness, gorgeous imagery, and disturbing insights into what it means to be mortal.

British Novelist

Boy George

Sly Stone made such a huge contribution to the good feeling in the universe, and I love him as a singer.

English Musician

Evelyn Waugh

He was gifted with the sly, sharp instinct for self-preservation that passes for wisdom among the rich.

English Author

Lisa Brennan-Jobs

Sometimes, if I felt badly about myself, I could slyly pull out that I have this famous father.

American Writer

Honore de Balzac

There are some women whose pregnancy would make some sly bachelor smile.

French Novelist

Rivaldo

Brazilian Athlete

Used to describe someone's dishonest behavior, indicating disapproval.

Negative Connotation

Indicates someone is acting with secrecy to achieve an often sneaky goal.

Discreet Action

Implies that the person has an ulterior motive not immediately obvious.

Hidden Motives

Involves giving or showing something in a not obvious way, expecting attention to detail.

Subtle Hints

Something occurs or is present without attracting attention on purpose.

Understated Presence

Suggests being privy to a secret that others are not aware of.

Private Knowledge

Shows amusement or pleasure in a secret, sometimes at someone else’s expense.

Inward Amusement

Acting in a way that hides true intentions, often to manipulate a situation.

Concealed Intent

Carefully directing attention away from something to deceive.

Strategic Misdirection

 what you'll find the danger with copperheads is at this time of year they blend into the brain on sly and venomous copperheads freeze under stress making them even harder to spot right now they're really dangerous cause they're out hunting food they like a rocky going

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 and her writing is also brimming with caricature. In her stories, a mother has a face “as broad and innocent as a cabbage,” a man has as much drive as a “floor mop,” and one woman’s body is shaped like “a funeral urn.” The names of her characters are equally sly.

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 The villagers rewarded him handsomely for his help. Back from his journey, the youth thrust the devil’s hairs at the king— but his greedy father-in-law only had eyes for the gold. The sly youth told the king that even greater wealth awaited him across the river.

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 trading letters with their delightfully wicked friend Jane. But this unique brand of tongue-in-cheek humor is just one of the many feats found in her sly satires of society, civility, and sweeping romance. Written in the early nineteenth century,

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 that traps air keeping frigid water off their skin and like all extreme sports enthusiasts are willing to go to great lengths for the perfect slide and here it is the perfect slide a group sly here's a family of otters rollicking

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 She smiles slyly. "He was flattered. He began to come twice a week to my center because women could not go to the mosque. And after he would leave, women and girls would stay behind. We began with a small literacy class

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 this was quite interesting where you see that this little coffe with its intense will to survive and courage actually stops and confronts the slyness hoping that's just by confronting it's going to

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 the Gila monster if somebody gets bitten by a Gila monster chances you're gonna die it's it's very sly it's very slim very many more don't get bitten because you could die from it but that venom oh

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 Seeing his opportunity, the trickster slyly offered Hodur a chance to participate. Loki armed him with mistletoe, guided his aim towards his brother, and told Hodur to hurl with all his might.

The myth of Loki and the...

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Sly

Clever in a dishonest or sneaky way.

Appearing or happening in indirect, quiet, or secretive way.

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Showing that you know a secret.

In a clever and deceitful way.

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Negative Connotation

Discreet Action

Hidden Motives

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