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Definition of "slyness" []

  • The state or quality of being being sly. (noun)
  • The result or product of being sly. (noun)

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Use "slyness" in a sentence
  • ""But when their slyness is known their case is mortal," said Longarine."
  • "At such times there is no trace of hatred or spite in his eyes, but a great deal of humour, and that peculiar fox-like slyness which is only to be noticed in very observant people."
  • "And -- most important -- the emotion (a kind of slyness) that came to him from the "noise" in the being's brain."